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A government order effective 1 October 2026 lowered the export duty on diesel from 20 to 16 rupees per litre and cut the levy on aviation turbine fuel from 15 to 10.5 rupees per litre, sources indicated.
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A government order effective 1 October 2026 lowered the export duty on diesel from 20 to 16 rupees per litre and cut the levy on aviation turbine fuel from 15 to 10.5 rupees per litre, sources indicated.
DP World has received four of Europe’s largest quay cranes at its UK terminals, with the first two machines each weighing more than 2,000 tonnes and standing nearly 150 metres high, in a delivery framed as investment to expand capacity and support the growth of UK trade.
MarineLink reports a 1.8 per cent year‑on‑year increase in U.S. Great Lakes limestone shipments for September to 2.7 million tonnes, though volumes remained 5.8 per cent under the five‑year monthly average with year‑to‑date volumes at 15.9 million tonnes.
Nakilat has taken delivery of Energy North, a 90,000-cbm dual-fuel LPG/ammonia carrier built by HD Hyundai Samho and reported on 1 October 2026.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Edinburgh formally opened Brookes Bell’s new Liverpool office on 24 September 2026, unveiling a commemorative plaque in a ceremony attended by local civic officials.
A notice republished by reports on 1 October 2026 says the 15,785 tonne bulk carrier XIE HAI 107 will be offered by online public bidding on the Shipbid platform on 29 October 2026.
Saronic has started construction of Port Alpha at the Port of Brownsville, Texas, in a private development said to exceed $3 billion and sited on an initial 835 acres.
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