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PARIS OLYMPICS: what you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

On Wednesday, 23 medals will be awarded in the Olympic games, including athletics, swimming, speed-climbing, skating, boxing and artistic swimming. Dutchman Harrie lavreysen broke the world record for men's flying 200 metre laps as he led the qualifying timesheets in sprint track cycling.

PARIS OLYMPICS: what you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

On Wednesday, 23 gold medals will be awarded at the Olympics, with the majority of them in the athletics, but also the sailing, artistic Swimming, Boxing, Skateboarding, Speed Climbing and other sports. Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark won silver…

PARIS OLYMPICS: what you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

On Wednesday 23 gold medals will be awarded at the Olympics, with the majority of these going to athletes, but also sailing, artistic swim, boxing and skateboarding, as well as speed climbing and other sports. Tobi Amusan, the Nigerian world…

PARIS OLYMPICS: what you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

On Wednesday, Olympic medals were awarded in a variety of sports, including sailing, artistic swim, speed climbing, skateboarding, boxing and other sports. After being cancelled Tuesday because of concerns about water pollution, the familiarisation…

Olympics-Sailing-Wind writes script for finely poised finales

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2024

The finals of three Olympic sailing races will be tense due to the Mediterranean wind. Both the women's and men's medal race in the dinghy class have been pushed to Wednesday when the officials also hope to finish the mixed multihulls and dinghies. On Tuesday some racing was possible.

Olympic-Sailing-Dinghy duel in prospect as men's gold pushed back

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2024

Matt Wearn of Australia and Pavlos Kontides from Cyprus are set to compete in a'match-race' on Wednesday for Olympic gold for men's Dinghy after an event was postponed due to wind instability. Wearn (28), who has the lowest score of the entire series…

PARIS OLYMPICS: what you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2024

The final Olympic week is well underway and the United States now ranks first in the medals table. They will be hoping to increase their lead by winning in the athletics events later Tuesday. Kauli Vaast, a local from Tahiti won the gold medal…

PARIS OLYMPICS: what you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 5, 2024

The river Seine, which was a major concern during the Games due to its water quality, was once again in the spotlight after the mixed relay race was held early on Monday morning after training had been cancelled the day before. Noah Lyles, of the U.S.…

Olympics-Sailing-Wilson and Morris guarantee Britain and Australia medals in windsurfing finals

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 1, 2024

The women's final of windsurfing and the men's final were held on Thursday. Emma Wilson from Britain and Grae Moriss, an Australian, both secured Olympic medals. However the sailing medal race was postponed because two attempts to decide the men's skiff were abandoned.

Taiwan's MFIG purchases about 65,000 T of corn with Brazil as expected origin

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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.

Venezuela awards licenses to BP and Trinidad's NGC in order to develop offshore gas projects

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 24, 2024

Venezuela granted a license for a long time to British energy company BP and the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago to develop Venezuela's side of a large gas field which extends into Caribbean waters. There are approximately…

The wet season is increasing migration risks, and ten people have been found dead in Darien Gap.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 24, 2024

Panamanian border police reported that 10 migrants drowned in their attempt to cross Darien Gap, a perilous gap between Panama and Colombia. National Border Service (Senafront), a service of the National Border Service, said that the bodies…

Guardian reports that six people are believed dead after a fishing boat sinks near the Falkland Islands

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

The Guardian reported that six people may have perished after a fishing boat flying the Saint Helena flag sank near the Falkland Island coast. It said that 14 of the 27 crew believed to be on board had been rescued. The report said that seven other crew members were still missing.

Brazil Soymeal Exports Reach Record High in July

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

The Brazilian soybean meal exports were estimated at 2.40 million tons in July. This would be a record monthly high if confirmed by the month's end, according to data released on Tuesday by the grains exporter association Anec. Anec has revised up its July soymeal estimate from the 2…

Ecuador's Navy ready to fight illegal fishing around Galapagos Islands

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

After training with its allies, the cuadorian navy is prepared to protect the waters around the Galapagos Islands against illegal fishing by foreign vessels whose visits each year threaten marine life in the waters of the archipelago. In 2018…

Cepsa reports that Hafnia Nile tanker involved in the fire was carrying naphtha imported from Spain.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

According to the Spanish oil company Cepsa, the oil tanker Hafnia Nile was loaded with naphtha from the energy park of the company in Huelva. Cepsa received a report from Hafnia, the shipowner of the vessel involved in the collision near the island Pedra Branca on the South China Sea.

Vast Infrastructure and Vibra Energia Sign 20-year Deal for Liquids Terminal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

Victor Bomfim, the chief executive officer of Vast Infraestrutura (a terminal operator), announced on Thursday that Vibra Energia had signed a deal for a 20-year terminal to be built at Porto do Acu in Rio de Janeiro. Vibra Energia will use…

Algerian traders claim that the country has purchased at least 600 000 T of milling wheat.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 23, 2024

European traders reported that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC had bought at least 600.000 metric tons milling wheat during an international auction which closed on Wednesday. Some traders estimate the volume at 700,000-800,000 tons. Most…

Venezuelan oil exports in June were almost unchanged, at 760,000 barrels per day

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 1, 2024

According to shipping documents and data, Venezuelan oil exports in June were mostly flat at 760,000 barrels a day (bpd), as U.S. licences supported the half of shipments for destinations within Europe and the U.S. Washington decided in April…

SailGP remote umpires call the VAR from afar

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 1, 2024

Craig Mitchell's team of umpires and Craig Mitchell have had an impact on the SailGP Grand Final this month. With $2 million at stake, each penalty they have imposed during the SailGP season could be a big one. Mitchell, who is a professional…
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