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Ship-to-Shore Cranes: The Port Equipment Washington Now Treats as a Security Risk

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Ship-to-shore gantry cranes are the tallest working machines at most container ports. They straddle the quay, reach out over the vessel, and lift boxes off and on around the clock. In this frame a line of them stands over container ships at a deepwater terminal. For decades hardly anyone outside shipping gave them a second look. That changed once US officials started … [Read more...] about Ship-to-Shore Cranes: The Port Equipment Washington Now Treats as a Security Risk

Saudi Arabia’s PMI Shock Shows How Fast War Leaks Into the Real Economy

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Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector slipping into contraction is one of those data points that says more than a headline first suggests. For years, the kingdom’s diversification story has been sold as a strategic hedge against regional volatility. The latest PMI reading does not invalidate that ambition, but it does expose a harder truth: even a state with vast resources, … [Read more...] about Saudi Arabia’s PMI Shock Shows How Fast War Leaks Into the Real Economy