U.S. - Iran Ceasefire Collapse Benefits India India's annual exports for the financial year 2026 are approximately 61.43 million metric tonnes of petroleum products worth about $45 billion annually. 2) Domestic consumption high of 243 million tonnes. 3) Annual export earnings for refined petroleum products generally range between $44 billion and $ 85 billion depending
Types of ships Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC): cost $ 250 Million / Length 416 M Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC): cost $ 150 M / at 330 M Suezmax: costs $ 120 Million / at 290 M Aframax: cost $ 90 M / at 250 M Panamax: cost $ 60 M/ at 150 M
Pakistan Raises Revenue Program - World Bank financed FBR initiative approx US $ 400 million – Cyber Attacks - Leakage of Taxpayers Data ? The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has undertaken one of the largest ICT (Digitisation) modernisation projects in Pakistan’s public sector under the Pakistan Raises Revenue Program (PRRP) a World Bank-financed initiative
United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships (New York, 2022) (the “Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships”) The Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships (officially the UN Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships) officially entered into force on February 17, 2026. Developed
China’s Economic Maritime Statecraft The head office of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited which controls 42 port terminals spread across 23 countries is in China’s island city Hong Kong . China's Hong Kong remains irreplaceable as there exists an equitable rule of law and Hong Kong boasts the largest number of initial public offerings by Chinese
US Ivanhoe Atlantic Mining Ventures Liberia Pakistan’s Reko Diq Copper Gold Project Credit;Africa Business Insider Pursuant to the ratification of Ivanhoe Atlantic rail and port access agreement (Concession and Access Agreement) by the Liberian legislature the US miner has been permitted to transport iron ore from its Kon Kweni project in Guinea to the Liberian
ABC of Taxation - Pushing citizens into Poverty As per a recent World Bank report Pakistan had made significant strides in the fight against poverty when the country’s poverty rate plummeted from 64 % to 22 % yet the new poverty lines for Pakistan set at $4.20 / person/day up from $3.65 / person/day, affects
Syrian Oil Industry Collapsed in War Syria used to produce 390,000 barrels of oil per day but production declined sharply during the civil war reaching only 40,000 barrels per day in the year 2023 . Prior to the outbreak of the civil war in Syria in 2010 , oil or “black gold” which comprised almost
Dredging & Environment Dredging is a core maritime operation inherently for maintaining of navigable depths or draught in berths, turning basins and approach navigational channels. Each dredging project is unique and has to consider local conditions . Credit;Ocean14Capital Dredging and Environmental Assessment Environmental dredging activities impact can be mitigated to a certain extent utilising
Submarine Internet Cables & Digital Export The arrival of submarine cables that brought high-speed internet to Africa had a significant impact on firm productivity, exports and job creation especially in higher skill set occupations. Pakistan’s digital exports for the fiscal ending June 2025 are in the range of $ 3.5 billion (PKR 250 million month
