AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoMaritime Earnings Surge: CMB.TECH says Q1 profit more than tripled as Strait of Hormuz disruption tightened tanker supply and pushed spot freight rates higher; EBITDA rose to $558.3m and the company booked a $267m capital gain from vessel sales, with shares up in Brussels. AI Chips Push: imec CEO Patrick Vandenameele urges Europe to build home-grown AI chip design talent ahead of “Chips Act 2.0,” arguing the next win is design ecosystems, not just manufacturing. Cyber Risk: Microsoft Exchange on-premises users face an actively exploited flaw via crafted emails in Outlook Web Access, with no permanent patch yet. Belgium Politics at the Airport: Brussels Airport border queues spark a federal–Flemish blame fight over staffing versus physical capacity, with expansion plans now on the agenda. Prison Pressure: Belgium’s prison overcrowding jumped to 19.27% by end-2025, described as nearing a humanitarian crisis. Tech & Industry: Iteris launched VantageNode™ to bring AI intersection detection to smaller, under-equipped sites.
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