Pharmaceuticals Novo Nordisk, Eli Lilly lean on trust as weight-loss drugs wait for liftoff Makers of generic weight-loss drugs that mimic those such as Eli Lilly’s tirzepatide, branded Mounjaro, have piled into the Indian market after their patents expired. © Reuters BENGALURU — Ameya Nagarajan forks out nearly 25,000 rupees ($270) every month for weight-loss drugs, 20% […]

Scott Chen, CEO and president of Kinsus Interconnect Technology, a subsidiary of iPhone maker Pegatron, says his company is spending billions of dollars to expand capacity and upgrade technology. (Lai Yung-Hsiang) LAULY LI and CHENG TING-FANG TAOYUAN, Taiwan — Taiwan’s leading chip substrate supplier Kinsus is spending billions of dollars to expand capacity and upgrade technology […]

Taiwan tensions Interior Ministry’s Liu Shyh-fang stresses ‘singular obligation of loyalty’ as row consumes politics Taiwan’s Interior Minister Liu Shyh-fang speaks at a Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club event in Taipei on March 25. She insisted that Chinese should not be exempted from Taiwan’s nationality act. (Photo by Michael Saul Garber) TAIPEI — A row over whether a Chinese […]

The port of Figueira da Foz resumed dredging work on the bar and access channel, in an operation aimed at recovering maritime accessibility conditions after a period of heavy silting that restricted the entry and exit of ships. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The intervention takes place during a phase of improvement […]

Disclosure The automation plan that DP World intends to advance in the Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane terminals has opened a new front of labor tension in Australia. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The Maritime Union of Australia disputes this strategy and accuses the port operator of moving towards large-scale investment in automated […]

Two Indian-flagged LPG ships safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz with around 93,000 tons of gas, in an operation closely monitored due to the tension that continues to mark that strategic route. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The Jag Vasant and Pine Gas ships headed towards India, scheduled to arrive between March […]

Investment of R$40.6 million makes delivery of the airport possible; term of commitment provides for expansion of the port structure Source:

O Minister of Ports and Airports, Silvio Costa Filho, and the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, visited this Wednesday (25) the Latam aeronautical maintenance center (MRO), in São Carlos (SP). The unit is considered the largest in South America in this segment and is undergoing an expansion process focused on research, […]

O Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) launched, on Tuesday night (24), the Investe + Regional Airports Program. The initiative extends to states and municipalities an already consolidated model of generating ancillary revenue at airports, with a focus on attracting private investment, increasing the quality of services and boosting economic development in the regions served. […]

Canada’s Trans Mountain launched a bidding process on Wednesday to secure incremental firm transportation contracts on its pipeline system. Internal Pages – Super (728×90) – Position 14 The open season, the process to formally gauge commercial interest in potential projects to increase the system’s capacity, will run from April 7 to June 2. The open […]