Adani Gangavaram Port has launched a Driver Management Centre to enhance safety standards and driver competency through defensive driving and behavioral training. Globally, economic analysts warn that China’s reliance on driving exports and running massive trade surpluses poses a severe structural risk to the world economy, with experts predicting potential fallout if Chinese manufacturing growth stalls. Domestically, Kerala’s Vizhinjam International Seaport is set to mark a major operational milestone by commencing direct export-import (EXIM) cargo movement on August 18, transitioning from a pure transshipment hub to a direct gateway for Indian overseas trade. On the trade policy front, new US tariff regulations on foreign-made drones and critical components have placed Indian drone manufacturers at a price disadvantage by excluding India from a preferential lower-tariff trade group granted to key partners like the EU, Japan, and South Korea.