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July 23, 2024
The renewables division of the French power giant EDF and Repsol, a Spanish energy company, have agreed to work together in auctions for offshore wind in Spain and Portugal. The companies announced on Thursday that they had signed an exclusive…
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July 13, 2024
The Great Britain SailGP Team of Hannah Mills and Ben Ainslie won the Impact League season four for its sustainable efforts. Denmark, last year's champions, came in second and Switzerland third. The Impact League, which measures how SailGP teams are reducing their carbon footprints…
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July 23, 2024
The River Seine is a key element in the Paris 2024 Olympics. A boat parade will take place there, as well as two events: the triathlon swimming leg and the marathon swimming. The pollution levels of the Seine has raised concerns about athletes' health. Where are we now?
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July 23, 2024
A federal agency announced on Tuesday that the Vineyard Wind offshore wind power project, located off the coast Massachusetts, has been suspended until further notice. Authorities are investigating a failure of a turbine blade which caused debris to wash ashore on beaches. The U.S.
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July 23, 2024
Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk, the Danish A.P. Maersk, among other shipping companies, has diverted ships around Africa's Cape of Good Hope to avoid attacks from Iran-aligned Houthi terrorists in the Red Sea since December. The longer voyage times have pushed freight rates up.
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July 22, 2024
European ports. Below are actions taken by some shipping business (in. The French shipping group has suspended most Red Sea trips. but is still sending out some cargoes on a case by case basis when. French navy escorts are possible, Chairman and CEO Rodolphe. Saade said on Feb. 29.
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July 12, 2024
The German government announced on Friday that Berlin takes reports of an assassination plot against the head of Rheinmetall arms manufacturer very seriously. It will not be intimidated by Russian threats. CNN and The New York Times reported on Thursday that U.S.
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July 12, 2024
On Friday, Eneco Ocean Winds, and Otary, wind developers, announced that they had formed a consortium in order to compete for an offshore wind tender. The tender is to develop wind energy in the Princess Elizabeth Zone in the Belgian North Sea.
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July 8, 2024
Avangrid is the U.S. subsidiary of Spain's Iberdrola. The companies announced on Monday that Avangrid has agreed to sell the Kitty Hawk North offshore lease area to utility Dominion Energy, for approximately $160 million. Dominion announced that Kitty Hawk Wind North…
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July 11, 2024
A senior U.S. official announced that the U.S. will be forming a consortium with Canada and Finland to build icebreakers. This move is intended to boost shipbuilding among allies and to counter Russia and China's increasing influence in strategic polar regions.
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July 11, 2024
Max Maeder, Singapore's gold-medal hopeful, is the poster child of sailing's sea changes since the last Olympics. 'Foiling' classes, such as his Kiteboarding discipline, will make up half the 10 events at the 2024 Olympics, compared to only one event in Tokyo.
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July 10, 2024
Euronext Wheat Futures dropped on Wednesday, reaching a new two-week low. Improved harvest prospects and lower prices in the top exporter Russia continued weighing on sentiment. Euronext's front-month September wheat settled at 220.75 Euros…
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July 10, 2024
The rowing competitions at the Paris Games will see Britain trying to get back on top after a disappointing performance in Tokyo ended their recent reign of Olympic dominance. The British rowers won the gold medal in 2008, 2012, and 2016, but…
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July 9, 2024
British power generator SSE and network operator said Tuesday that it would proceed, along with joint venture partners, in developing a 2 gigawatt off-shore wind farm in The Netherlands. SSE stated that the wind farm will be operational by the end this decade.
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July 9, 2024
Canoeing will see some major changes at the Paris Games. The main ones are the addition of exciting kayak cross races, and a greater focus on gender equality. Some well-known athletes will return to the Games to try to increase their medal count.
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July 8, 2024
The UK's renewables sector has asked the Labour Party to increase its renewable auction budget to hundreds of millions to meet the offshore wind targets and the wider goal of decarbonising the grid. Labour won the British election last week.
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July 3, 2024
The charity that runs the ship said Wednesday that a rescue vessel funded by British street-artist Banksy was grounded in port for 20 consecutive days because it refused to obey Italian authorities' orders for migrants to disembark. The Louise…
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July 3, 2024
A spokesperson for the German economy ministry said that the government may consider supporting Meyer Werft, which is one of the largest cruise ship builders in the world. The company, which is struggling to cut costs, has planned hundreds of job cuts.
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July 3, 2024
The maritime authority reported that three people were killed and three others missing after a 17-member crew fishing boat capsized on Wednesday off the central coast of Portugal. In a press release, the maritime authority stated that "11 people…
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July 3, 2024
The commodity trader announced in a Wednesday release that Vitol had secured three LNG bunkering ships through its shipping company. The vessels were obtained through a time charter agreement of seven to ten years with Avenir LNG Limited, and…
