BRICS Transport Agenda: India’s Nitin Gadkari pushed BRICS to cooperate on sustainable, resilient, inclusive and “future-ready” transport at the Nagpur ministers’ meeting, calling out shared work on green mobility, digital systems and multimodal connectivity. Maritime Disruption: Russia suspended civilian shipping through the Kerch Strait and the Don–Azov canal after Ukrainian drone attacks, tightening a key grain and fuel corridor and adding pressure to global freight and fuel markets. Strait of Hormuz Pressure: Iran’s FM met Oman to discuss Hormuz safety as the U.S. demands a public pledge that the waterway is open and safe for international shipping, keeping tanker and shipping schedules under strain. Port & Service Expansion: Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) added Maersk’s MECL service to Jeddah Islamic Port, boosting links to the U.S., India and the Middle East. Rail & Urban Mobility: Kenya Railways said the Nairobi–Gilgil–Olkalou–Nyahururu line will keep running on its reopened schedule, while Delhi-NCR’s Namo Bharat RRTS corridor highlights 160 km/h operations to cut congestion. Road Works & Closures: WisDOT announced overnight I-41/Highway 60 interchange closures, and TxDOT starts Loop 281 resurfacing in Longview with night lane impacts. Public Transport Reliability: Wales rail cancellations hit due to severe heat, and Bishkek residents complain about missing night bus service. Safety & Human Impact: A boat capsized near Vietnam’s Phu Quoc with at least 15 Indians dead, and Gaza’s health ministry says 70% of transport and ambulance vehicles are out of service amid targeting and spare-parts shortages.