Pakistan: Vessel carrying 73,000 MT of crude oil to arrive at KPT
A vessel, P Aliki, carrying 73,000 metric tons of crude oil, is set to arrive at Karachi Port Trust (KPT) on Thursday. According to the KPT’s shipping intelligence report, the…
Pakistan plans maritime energy city to expand storage, re-export capacity
Project to link new ports with oil, LNG, LPG hubs as site identification begins Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has announced plans to establish a Pakistan…
Middle-East: Strait of Hormuz blockage drives up Gulf food bills
In a supermarket in Bahrain, Mahmoud Ali fills his cart as usual. The shelves remain stocked despite the war in the Middle East, but the blockade of the main shipping…
Global trade growth to slow in 2026 with further pressure from Middle East conflict: WTO
World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala speaks at a press conference on WTO’s latest Global Trade Outlook and Statistics report at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, March 19, 2026.…
With the Gulf lighting up, oil emerges as Pakistan’s biggest economic risk
Even if the US-Iran conflict lasts only a few days and does not turn into a prolonged war, heightened regional risk can weigh on financial flows. Fatima S Attarwala Published…