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August 8, 2024
British Airways announced on Thursday that it would stop flights from October 26 to November 2025. It did not elaborate on why. IAG-owned carrier will continue to fly daily between Shanghai and Hong Kong. The Russian airspace is now off limits to European and British airlines…
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August 8, 2024
Lisa Carrington, from New Zealand, led the women's four-person kayak crew to victory at the Vaires sur Marne Nautical stadium on Thursday. She now has six Olympic golds to her name and one bronze. Germany was second, and Hungary came third, but the Kiwis were the winners…
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August 9, 2024
China's Ningbo Zhoushan Port is one of the busiest in the world. State media reported that an explosion occurred on a container vessel on Friday. According to state media, no casualties have been reported following the explosion on YM Mobility around 1:40 p.m.
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August 8, 2024
The world's biggest amphibious assault vessel has grown from nothing into an impressive hull in a drydock built at China's Changxing Island Shipbuilding Base, outside Shanghai. Experts say it could launch as early as 2025. If satellite photos are correct…
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August 6, 2024
PARIS, August 6-8 - New Zealand’s five-time Olympic champion Lisa Carrington won the first race but Denmark's Emma Jorgensen (world champion) and Frederikke Mathiesen (world champion) were eliminated as the canoe sprint races got underway at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium Tuesday.
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August 5, 2024
This week the Philippines and Vietnam are launching their first ever joint coastguard exercise in Manila Bay, as part of a mutual commitment to increase maritime cooperation. This is the first drill between two Southeast Asian countries that have rival claims to parts of South China Sea.
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August 4, 2024
China's Coast Guard said that it monitored Philippine patrol vessels and fishing boats which had gathered near the disputed Sabina Shoal. It cited China's "indisputable sovereignty" over the Spratly Islands of the South China Sea. In a late Sunday statement…
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August 2, 2024
Huang Yaqiong, the Chinese gold medalist in mixed doubles, had just left the podium at the Paris Olympics when Liu Yuchen - the silver medalist from Tokyo for men's duals - got down to one knee. Huang, with her partner Zheng Siwei, defeated…
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August 2, 2024
Imogen Grant, Emily Craig and the British pair in lightweight sculls were able to wash away the agony they felt after missing the podium in Tokyo by a hundredth of a sec on Friday when they took home the gold in dominant style. It was a sweet victory…
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July 31, 2024
The Chinese rebuked Ottawa for the exercise, saying it undermined the peace. The Canadian defense ministry announced that the HMCS Montreal had recently conducted a routine passage through the strait. According to the minister of defence, this…
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July 31, 2024
European traders reported that the MFIG buying group in Taiwan purchased about 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed grain expected to come from Brazil during an international auction on Wednesday. They said that the yellow corn purchased was at a premium estimated to be 194.99 U.S.
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July 30, 2024
According to market data and LSEG on Tuesday, Russian shipping company Sovcomflot began transporting Urals crude to Asia this year via the Northern Sea Route. Melting ice has opened the Arctic transit route to transit shipments. Russia is looking for alternative routes from western ports to Asia…
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July 30, 2024
After months of negotiation, Taiwan and China reached an agreement on Tuesday regarding the death of two Chinese fisherman in a maritime accident. This could help to ease tensions along the Taiwan Strait. Taiwan's Coast Guard said that a settlement…
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July 27, 2024
The Philippines completed unhindered a resupply mission to its troops on a disputed South China Sea Shoal, said its foreign ministry. This was the first such trip under a new agreement with China that aims to cool tensions. After repeated clashes that caused concern in the region about escalation…
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July 27, 2024
Australia announced on Saturday that it had signed a four-year A$2.2 billion (USD1.4 billion) contract with the state-owned sub-builder ASC for upgrading its Collins class submarines. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy stated that the "sustainment…
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July 26, 2024
European traders reported on Friday that the Taiwan Flour Millers' Association had issued a tender for an estimated 105.650 metric tons grade 1 milling grain to be purchased from the United States. The deadline to submit price bids in the tender is August 1.
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July 23, 2024
According to a Leonardo executive, a British review of defence policy will not affect a multi-billion dollar fighter jet project being developed by Italy and Japan, as well as the United Kingdom. The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) is being developed by BAE Systems in Britain…
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July 26, 2024
M exico wants to import more motor oil than originally planned for the next year to compensate for delays with its new Olmeca refining plant, according to a half dozen traders, marking a U-turn from state energy company Pemex. The purchases…
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July 24, 2024
A person involved in planning said that Giorgia Melons first visit to China since she took office will be from July 26-31. She is hoping to improve trade between China and Italy. Meloni is expected to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang and President Xi Jinping.
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July 23, 2024
Hans Grundberg, the U.N.'s Special Envoy for Yemen, told the U.N. Security Council that recent developments in the Red Sea suggest the threat of international shipping by Yemen's Houthis has grown. Grundberg, in a briefing about the situation…
