AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoAutonomous trucking rollout: Kodiak says it’s ready to “pull the driver” and launch unsupervised long-haul driverless trucks on Texas roads by year-end, with IKEA as a launch partner and scaling planned through 2027. Fuel squeeze and logistics costs: The G7 agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and diesel via the IEA, with a big diesel release in the first 20 days, as diesel prices surge and shippers and operators feel the hit. Ukraine strikes hit logistics nodes: Russia targeted the Pivnichnyi bridge in Kyiv, the Hostomel logistics center, and a cargo ship in the Black Sea, underscoring how quickly freight corridors can become targets. Port and corridor facilitation: Pakistan and other regions are pushing “one-door” port business facilitation centers and faster processing to cut delays for cargo flows. CNG expansion in Nigeria: Ardova and Diadem agreed to acquire Powergas to expand compressed natural gas distribution using compression and virtual-pipeline logistics. Food supply resilience: Jordan reported wheat and barley stock coverage of roughly 9.5–9.6 months via warehouse stocks plus contracted cargoes, highlighting storage and transit planning as a security issue.
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