Transport, Energy
184 storiesMoscow's Vnukovo airport lifts flight restrictions; Kaluga, Gelendzhik affected
Restrictions on receiving and dispatching aircraft at Moscow's Vnukovo airport were lifted and the airport is operating normally, Rosaviatsia said, according to Kommersant, TASS and RIA Novosti. Kommersant reported that Vnukovo handled flig…
Vitol CEO says Western countries have exhausted available oil stocks
Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol, the world’s largest independent oil trader, said at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London that Western countries have exhausted the oil stocks available to them. He said the oil products market remains very de…
China domestic flight fuel surcharge to rise from Oct 10
China’s domestic flight fuel surcharge will rise from Oct 10, 2026, under airline notices reported by Chinese outlets: 50 yuan for routes of 800 km or less, up 10 yuan, and 90 yuan for longer routes, up 20 yuan. IT Home said the change foll…
Sochi airport imposes temporary flight restrictions for fourth time in a day
Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency introduced temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft at Sochi airport, Interfax reported, citing Rosaviatsia. The airport temporarily stopped servicing flights. According to Interf…
China Railway: 20.32 million travelled Oct 4, 21.05 million expected Oct 5
China Railway said the national rail network carried 20.32 million passengers on October 4, describing transport as safe and orderly, and expects 21.05 million trips on October 5 with 1,463 additional trains planned as mid- and short-distan…
HD Hyundai Heavy and 12 institutions launch marine SMR technology center
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries and 11 other shipbuilding, nuclear and academic organizations have launched an “SMR Marine Technology Demonstration Center,” signing a memorandum of understanding at UNIST in Ulsan on Oct. 6. The center will join…
Yangtze River Delta railways expect 3.84 million passengers on Oct 4
China Railway Shanghai Group expects the Yangtze River Delta rail network to carry 3.84 million passengers on Oct 4, the fourth day of the National Day holiday, after 3.729 million travelled on Oct 3. The operator planned 104 extra trains, …
Gadeokdo airport project faces dispute over soft-ground method verification
Korea Economic Daily reported that the Daewoo E&C consortium's core reclamation method verification for the Gadeokdo New Airport site works had effectively failed, and that the Ministry of Land approved the design anyway, raising poor-const…
Google signs 3.6GW nuclear power deal with Constellation for AI data centers
Google said it signed a power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy, the largest US nuclear power operator, for about 3.6 gigawatts (3,590MW) of electricity to serve AI data center demand. About 890MW will come from 11 nuclear plants…
Google signs 20-year nuclear power deal with Constellation Energy
Google signed a 20-year power purchase agreement with Constellation Energy covering six nuclear plant sites, according to The Verge. Reuters described the agreement as a 3.6-GW power deal; The Verge said the companies expect 890 megawatts o…
China road traffic stable on day six of holiday; rain threatens return travel
China's road traffic safety situation was described as generally stable and orderly as of 18:00 on 6 October, the sixth day of the National Day holiday, with heavy volumes of return traffic on major highways and national and provincial road…
Parata Air to resume Yangyang–Shanghai flights in December
Parata Air plans to restart international scheduled service at Yangyang International Airport with a route to Shanghai Pudong Airport from December, operating twice a week on Mondays and Fridays, the airline and Gangwon Province said. The e…
Temporary restrictions introduced at Bugulma and Nizhnekamsk airports
Rosaviatsia introduced temporary restrictions on the reception and release of aircraft at the airports in Bugulma and Nizhnekamsk, Interfax reported. The restrictions are needed to ensure flight safety, according to TASS and Interfax. The m…
Gulf producers keep Hormuz ‘shuttle’ crude exports; volumes said to top pre-war levels
Gulf oil producers including Saudi Arabia are still exporting crude through the Strait of Hormuz via high-risk “shuttle” runs, loading very large crude carriers inside the strait and transferring the oil to ships waiting outside, according …
Jeonbuk governor urges Saemangeum airport go ahead before 14 October ruling
Jeonbuk Governor Lee Won-taek publicly urged on 7 October that the Saemangeum International Airport project proceed normally, saying he hopes the appellate ruling on 14 October recognises its administrative and public value. The Seoul Admin…
Hisatsu Orange Railway to resume full service Oct. 13 after Kumamoto quake
Hisatsu Orange Railway said on Oct. 6 that it will run trains across its whole line from the first service on Oct. 13, reopening the Yatsushiro–Higo Tanoura section in Kumamoto Prefecture that the July earthquake forced it to close. Replace…
Constellation Energy to raise output at 11 US reactors in Google power deal
US utility Constellation Energy said it signed a contract to raise output at 11 nuclear reactors in three states, including Pennsylvania, to supply a grid used by Google, responding to rising power demand from AI. Sankei Shimbun reported th…
Yongin installs fine dust-reducing bus stops at five transfer points
Yongin Special City said it has installed fine dust-reducing bus stops at five wide-area bus transfer stops, including exit 6 of Giheung Station. Each has an enclosed shelter, heating and cooling, and real-time bus arrival displays, at a to…
Bayan oilfield daily crude output tops 5,000 tonnes for first time
Daily crude output at the Bayan oilfield in the Hetao Basin, Inner Mongolia, reached 5,080 tonnes on Oct 7, the first time it has exceeded 5,000 tonnes a day, according to China National Petroleum Corporation. The company said the figure wa…
British Airways jet bound for Chicago descends 27,000 feet, returns to Heathrow
A British Airways Boeing 777 flying from London Heathrow to Chicago descended to about 9,000 feet shortly after takeoff on Monday and returned to Heathrow, where it landed safely, the airline said. Flight data showed the plane turned back o…