Geopolitical shocks are now feeding through to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) faster than ever before. As operating across global supply chains, customer bases, and supplier networks becomes the norm… read more →
Pakistan has opened six road transit routes to enable third-country goods to reach Iran, creating a new land corridor. The initiative came as 3,000 containers destined for Iran were stranded… read more →
On the morning of 28 February, 2026, a tanker operator in Singapore received a message that would have seemed unimaginable a week earlier: transit through the Strait of Hormuz had… read more →
As disruption in the Strait of Hormuz surges, Togo aims to position its Port of Lomé as an alternative for routing goods bound for Asia and Africa. “Eurasian shipping lines… read more →
On Wednesday, 8 April, the US and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, leading to the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. While the agreement gave some preemptive relief… read more →
On Tuesday, 7 April, the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) announced a $10 billion Gulf Crisis Response Programme (GCRP), aiming to protect African and Caribbean economies from the ongoing disruption stemming… read more →
The recent conflict in the Middle East has ground supply chains to a halt and disrupted maritime trade from the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean. The disruptions in production… read more →
The recent tensions concerning the Strait of Hormuz are beginning to reach far beyond just mere shipping routes. Traders and shipowners are now confronting a different kind of disruption –… read more →
Since the war in the Middle East began earlier this month, disruptions to maritime and air shipping routes have urged carrier companies to move to road freight. Maritime shipping companies… read more →
On Saturday, 7 March, the Qatar Chamber announced they will facilitate the movement of goods through Qatar’s land border with Saudi Arabia, calling on shipping companies operating in the country… read more →
