The company pegged the incident to “a defect found in a single content update for Windows hosts,” and said the outage wasn’t down to a cyberattack or security breach.

The firm with $4 billion of assets is keen to branch out from its Middle East base to play a larger global role as economic growth expands demand for shipping.

The cables were severed by the anchor of a cargo ship sunk by Iran-backed Houthi militants in late February.

June figures were down in part due to some vessel owners opting to unload or refuel at Malaysian ports to avoid delays.

Beryl slammed into Texas on July 8, causing widespread power losses. At least four LNG cargoes were cancelled during Freeport’s outage.

There are signs these sanctions are proving effective, at least in terms of disrupting tankers that had been moving Russian oil.

The beginning of flight testing accompanied a key milestone known as Type Inspection Authorization, which shows that aspects of the design are ready for government evaluations.

Vizhinjam is expected to facilitate transshipment traffic into India as well as on the major routes connecting it to the U.S., Europe Africa and East Asia.

Storms near the African coastline are playing havoc with the key route that vessels have been using to avoid attacks by Houthi militants in the Red Sea.

The MV Ultra Galaxy beached at Brand se Baai northwest of Cape Town late July 10, the South African Maritime Safety Authority said on its website.