Asia: Transport

The transition towards connected mobility received an impetus as on 10 June 2026 when the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released the Use of On-Board Unit for Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything Communication in the 5.9 GHz band (Exemption from Licensing Requirements) Rules 2026 (Rules).

On May 26, 2026, Thailand’s Department of Land Transport (DLT) published for public consultation a draft amendment to the Ministerial Regulation on Electronic Ride-Hailing Vehicles that would, for the first time...

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has published draft amendments to India's vehicle scrapping regulations, introducing comprehensive changes to equipment standards, digital integration requirements, and enforcement mechanisms.

On 1 May 2026, the comprehensively amended PRC Maritime Law and the Supreme People’s Court’s accompanying Judicial Interpretation on Temporal Validity entered into force, marking the Maritime Law’s first major overhaul since 1992.

India's maritime sector is undergoing a transformative shift with a USD 7 billion government package combining financial incentives, capital subsidies, and comprehensive legal reforms. This creates unprecedented opportunities for foreign engineering firms, institutional investors, and clean-energy technology leaders to participate in joint ventures, technology partnerships, and long-term financing arrangements within India's rapidly modernizing shipbuilding ecosystem.

Maritime commerce is inherently international, asset-driven, and time-sensitive. Ships move across jurisdictions within days, cargo changes hands rapidly, and contractual relationships often involve multiple parties located in different countries.

India's airport privatisation operates through Public-Private Partnership frameworks where the Airports Authority of India retains ownership while granting long-term operational rights to private concessionaires. This comprehensive analysis examines the legal architecture governing these arrangements, including the regulatory role of AERA in tariff determination, the distinction between aeronautical and non-aeronautical services, and the allocation of responsibilities between airport operators and airlines

Der Fall FW Aviation gegen VietJet Aviation zeigt die komplexen Herausforderungen bei der Vollstreckung von Flugzeugfinanzierungen in Vietnam. Obwohl die Kreditgeber letztlich Urteile über 181 Millionen USD erlangten, erforderte die Rückführung der Flugzeuge jahrelange Rechtsstreitigkeiten und erhebliche Kosten.

FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 LimitedとVietJet Aviation Joint Stock Companyの間の最近の訴訟は、近年ベトナムが関与した航空機ファイナンス紛争の中で最も重要なものの1つです。