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September 27, 2024
Harland & Wolff, the British shipbuilder best known for building Titanic, announced on Friday that it had appointed administrators. This would result in job losses as the company struggles to raise funding. The company, who currently employs 66 employees…
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September 27, 2024
Nearly 200 agricultural organizations urged the White House on Friday morning to address U.S. agriculture supply chain issues, in light of a possible East and Gulf Coast ports strike that could start on Tuesday. According to the groups, there are "imminent and serious shipping disruptions"…
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September 27, 2024
European traders reported on Friday that Algerian state agency ONAB purchased an unknown quantity of animal feed corn from Argentina or Brazil as part of an international tender which ended on Thursday. The tender was for up to 240.000 tons.
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September 27, 2024
China's coastguard said that the Philippines sent on Friday a civilian vessel to ferry daily essentials to a ship at Second Thomas Shoal, which Beijing claims was "beached illegally" in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. The coast guard…
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September 27, 2024
The International Whaling Commission's (IWC) meeting on Thursday rejected a proposal to create a sanctuary in the southern Atlantic Ocean for whales and cetacean species. This disappointed animal conservationists. At the IWC annual session held in Lima…
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September 27, 2024
The coastguard of Greece said that it recovered a woman's body and rescued fifteen migrants after their boat capsized on Friday off the island Kos, in the eastern Aegean sea. Separately, on Friday the coastguard rescued some 78 migrants who…
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September 26, 2024
Costco Wholesale, a U.S. retailer, is taking many steps to prepare for a possible strike next week in U.S. port cities on the East Coast of the United States and the Gulf of Mexico. The company's CEO said this on Thursday. Costco CEO Ron Vachris…
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September 26, 2024
A senior U.S. official confirmed on Thursday that China's latest nuclear-powered attack sub sank in the first half of this year. This could be an embarrassment to Beijing, which is seeking to increase its military capabilities. China has already…
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September 26, 2024
Euronext Wheat Futures rose on Thursday, boosted by weather concerns for planting. However, they fell from their previous one-week high amid signs of stiff competition in exports. The December wheat price on Paris' Euronext rose 0.3% to 221.25 Euros ($247.18) per metric ton.
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September 26, 2024
According to sources and a report on the accident, at least four people are dead after an oil barge sank in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo. The barge was operated by a contractor for the state-run PDVSA energy company. The report said that another…
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September 26, 2024
The first-to seven America's Cup Challenger Final on Thursday saw Britain and Italy tied with one victory each. Next month, the winner of the Louis Vuitton Cup qualifying series will face New Zealand's America's Cup defenders for the coveted Auld Mug in Barcelona.
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September 26, 2024
On Thursday, employers negotiating a contract with union leaders at U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports filed a complaint for unfair labor practices against them. They claimed that the union refused to resume negotiations before the threatened deadline.
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September 26, 2024
European traders reported on Thursday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is October 2. Jordan's failure to purchase 120…
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September 26, 2024
SailGP, the adrenaline-fuelled sailing spectacle, is headed to new waters in August 2025. The elite sailing championship will make its highly anticipated German debut on the island Ruegen. Sassnitz along the coast of the island will host two days high-octane races.
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September 26, 2024
Italy won the Youth America's Cup Thursday, with a convincing victory over the United States. The final was held on the Mediterranean Sea near Barcelona. This is the first of two regattas that will precede the America's Cup in October when New Zealand…
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September 26, 2024
The UK announced on Thursday that it has sanctioned two shipping companies and five ships under its Russian sanctions regime. In the first week of this month, Britain sanctioned 10 more ships from Russia's "shadow fleet", a group of vessels…
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September 26, 2024
According to a Thursday statement by New Zealand's Defence Minister Judith Collins, naval vessels from New Zealand sailed across the Taiwan Strait. Collins described the two ships' activity as routine and in accordance with international law.
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September 26, 2024
Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. After intense discussions on Wednesday at the United Nations, the United States and France along with several other allies…
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September 25, 2024
These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. Keir starmer will travel to Brussels next week, where he will meet Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission…
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September 25, 2024
The Yomiuri reported, citing several government sources, that Japan's Self Defense Force had patrolled the Taiwan Strait for the first ever time on Wednesday in an effort to send a signal to China. The Japanese newspaper reported that the SDF…
