Energy & Investment Outlook: Rystad Energy’s Jarand Rystad says upstream investment is effectively plateauing, with global annual spend forecast to rise to about $670B by 2030 from $624B in 2025, as efficiency gains and alternative energy adoption cap upside. Trade & Logistics Tech: A market roundup highlights how AI is rewiring global trade, spotlighting logistics and connectivity firms positioned to move, track, and clear goods across borders. Ports, Shipping & Cargo Flows: DP World pushes a consumer-facing brand shift as it expands from ports into integrated logistics, while Guinea’s NMC and Glencore sign a $300M+ bauxite offtake to pre-finance and market 10–12M tonnes a year. Infrastructure & Fleet Operations: United Rentals opens a purpose-built Brisbane Airport branch consolidating container engineering and storage, with sustainability-focused site hubs and energy storage. Policy & Safety: A U.S. House committee advances maritime cybersecurity and aviation safety measures, and Spokane launches an “Emergency Streets” pilot to deploy rapid traffic-calming after fatal crashes. Freight Disruption & Risk: A crane barge incident triggers an Ohio River closure near Cincinnati after contact with a power line, while a Bangladesh Coast Guard operation seizes 750 sacks of cement smuggled toward Myanmar.