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FLC, a South Korean company, buys corn up to 68,000 t from the U.S.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 6, 2024

The Feed Leaders Committee of South Korea (FLC) bought between 66,000 and 68,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn that was expected to come from the United States on Thursday in a late private deal without issuing a tender to international buyers, European traders reported on Friday.

"I've got you back," Taiwan's president tells warship sailors in combat readiness

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 6, 2024

Lai Ching Te, Taiwan's president, told sailors on a warship that was ready for combat at a major naval base in the Taiwan Strait Friday that he would have their backs. He thanked them for protecting Taiwanese safety at a moment of increased tensions with Beijing.

Students at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy are seeking $130 million in damages for alleged sexual assaults

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

On Thursday, more than a dozen ex-U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCA) students who claim to have been sexually assaulted filed complaints seeking damages of $130 million. They accused the school of allowing such violence to continue unchecked. Former…

US Navy Secretary violated the law on political activities, says oversight agency

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

The Office of Special Counsel stated on Thursday that U.S. Navy Sec. Carlos Del Toro had violated a federal law which limits political activity of federal employees by publicly urging people to vote for President Joe Biden, and criticizing former President Donald Trump.

EU wheat declines from 3-week high as Chicago rally stalls

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

Euronext Wheat Futures fell on Thursday, after reaching a three-week high. A rally to cover shorts in Chicago failed and the competition from Black Sea wheat supplies was still strong. December wheat, which was the most active position on Paris' Euronext exchange…

Autopsies indicate that four victims of the Mike Lynch yacht suffocated to death.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

According to judicial sources, the initial examinations conducted on four of those who died when British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s family yacht sank in Sicily last month showed that they had suffocated as the oxygen on board the vessel ran out.

The Royal Navy of the UK has confirmed that one person was killed when a helicopter ditched into English Channel

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

The Royal Navy of Britain announced on Thursday that one person was killed after a helicopter forced to ditch in the Channel during an exercise. The Navy released a statement saying that a Royal Navy member died after a training accident last night.

Ukraine holds follow-up meeting on peace summit to address food security

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

Ukraine announced that 75 countries and organizations have agreed on a "shared view" of the measures needed to guarantee an uninterrupted supply of Ukrainian agricultural goods and contribute to global food security. This is a major concern after Russia's invasion in 2022.

Traders say a group in Thailand purchased approximately 146,000 T of feed wheat.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 5, 2024

A group of importers in Thailand purchased approximately 146,000 metric tonnes of animal feed wheat from optional origins during a Wednesday-closed tender, European traders reported on Thursday. According to reports, the purchase involved two consignments of 73…

Low water levels on the Mississippi River impact barges and grain exports before harvest

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 4, 2024

The U.S. Coast Guard reported on Wednesday that low water levels have caused several barges to run aground in a crucial stretch of the lower Mississippi River just as the busy U.S. grain-export season begins. Low water levels have slowed barge…

Seven migrants rescued and 21 still missing after shipwreck near Lampedusa, Italy

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 4, 2024

Italian media and U.N. officials reported on Wednesday that seven people had been rescued, and 21 were still missing after a shipwreck of migrants off the coasts of Lampedusa and the Italian island. Reports said that the survivors were Syrians…

Canoeing Australia honours its first paddling family with Fox Island

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 4, 2024

The New South Wales Government announced on Wednesday that an island in the whitewater centre being built for the 2000 Sydney Games will be named after Olympic champion paddlers Jess Fox and Noemie. Penrith Whitewater Stadium will host the Canoe Slalom World Championships in 2017.

Lightning strikes stops America's Cup race off Barcelona

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 3, 2024

The officials had to stop racing for the day after a lightning storm during a qualifying match between New Zealand, the defending team, and Italy in form on Tuesday. A bolt hit the sea as Italy was leading New Zealand. As holders of the "Auld Mug"…

After power outage, VTTI oil terminal Rotterdam returns to normal operations

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 3, 2024

VTTI’s oil storage facility in the Europoort region of the Port of Rotterdam is back to normal after a power failure at the port impacted it for a few hour earlier on Tuesday. Sources close to the issue said that the Service Terminal Rotterdam…

Electricity grid operator: power outage in Rotterdam area has been resolved

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 3, 2024

The Netherlands' electricity grid operator TenneT reported that a power outage at the Rotterdam Port area affected the major petrochemical industries located there on Tuesday morning for several hours. However, the problem was resolved shortly after 1000 GMT.

Myanmar rice is the lowest priced in Indonesian tender, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 3, 2024

European traders reported on Tuesday that the lowest price in an international tender by Indonesian state purchasing agency Bulog for up to 350,000 tons of rice, was $545 per ton (cost and freight) for rice that is expected to come from Myanmar.

Vattenfall suspends development of Sweden’s Kriegers flak offshore wind farm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 2, 2024

Vattenfall announced in a Monday statement that it had decided to suspend the development of the Swedish Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Power Project until further notice because "unviable Swedish investment requirements". Vattenfall was granted…

India's road ministry looks for tax cuts for flexi-fuel vehicles

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 2, 2024

think about lowering taxes on flexiblefuel lorries as part of a. drive to cut carbon emissions in the world's 3rd greatest oil. consuming nation. Road Transportation Minister Nitin Gadkari said the goods and. services tax (GST) on flexi-fuel automobiles need to be cut to 12%,.

Peter Apps: The stretched US Navy looks at risky waters in the South China Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 2, 2024

While two U.S. carrier battle groups were patrolling the Indian Ocean in an effort to prevent Iran from attacking Israel and sparking major regional conflict this week, a different military message was being sent out in a luxurious conference centre in Manila. Every year, the U.S.

Transnet, South Africa's largest transport company, reports higher losses in the latest financial year

Posted to Maritime Reporter on September 2, 2024

Transnet, the state-owned South African logistics group, reported a loss of 7.3 billion Rand ($408,72 million) for the year ending March 2024. This is up from a loss of 5.1 billion Rand a year before. Transnet, a debt-laden company, has been…

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