Typhoon & Mobility Disruptions: Philippines’ Pagasa warned Metro Manila of possible heavy rain, flooding, and knock-on effects for road, rail, sea and air travel, with LTFRB preparing travel advisories and coordination on closures and port bans ahead of Super Typhoon “Bavi.” Rail Expansion: Kenya Railways unveiled plans to extend the Standard Gauge Railway from Syokimau into Nairobi’s CBD, adding a 15-km link and new passenger stations to cut last-mile reliance on matatus and taxis. Aviation Throughput Milestone: Incheon International Airport hit 1 billion cumulative passengers in 25 years, underscoring how airports are scaling passenger processing without matching infrastructure growth. Logistics & Cold Chain Growth: Vietnam’s K-food push is supported by a new Hanoi multimodal logistics hub with rapid cooling/freezing and cold-chain packaging to reduce export storage risk. Industrial Data & Automation: Schneider Electric agreed to buy Cognite for $3.1B, aiming to deepen IT/OT convergence with industrial data and AI software for connected operations. Defense Materials Supply: NATO allies pledged $40B+ over five years and cooperation to acquire, store, transport and manage critical defense materials. Governance in Logistics Software: WiseTech Global appointed an independent chair as founder Richard White stepped down amid governance scrutiny, while keeping his innovation role. Packaging for Compliance: Avient launched a non-PFAS solvent barrier additive for HDPE bottles, targeting regulatory pressure without changing existing blow-molding lines. AI for Supply Chains: A data-modernization push argues real-time logistics execution is blocked by legacy, siloed infrastructure rather than lack of AI tools.