Ivory worth S$18 million to be crushed; new centre to bolster Singapore’s fight against illegal wildlife trade www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ivory-worth-s-18-million-to-be-crushed-new-centre-to-bolster-13010110
GPS, Watch Out. Here Comes China’s System.
China, Pakistan push ahead with US$6.8 billion rail project in region disputed with India | South China Morning Post www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3096583/china-pakistan-push-ahead-us68-billion-rail-project-region
Beirut’s accidental cargo: How an unscheduled port visit led to disaster www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/beirut-explosions-how-unscheduled-port-visit-led-to-disaster-12997316
BBC News – Beirut explosion: Port officials under house arrest as rescue efforts continue
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-53670839
Beirut explosion seems a catastrophic ‘accident similar to 2001 Toulouse fertilizer factory blast,’ detonations expert tells RT www.rt.com/news/497118-beirut-blast-accident-chemist/
Crude oil: Shell Deer Park, Texas, CDUs, coker, hydrotreater shut after fire, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/oil-and-gas/shell-deer-park-texas-cdus-coker-hydrotreater-shut-after-fire/77232199
New Asian port plan progresses
www.portstrategy.com/news101/world/asia/new-asian-port-plan-progresses
Shanghai port sees container throughput hit record high in July.
Russia building new seaport to boost trade with Iran, India & Kazakhstan www.rt.com/business/496775-russia-new-seaport-construction/