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December 10, 2024
Satellite images show that Russian naval vessels have left Moscow's Tartous base on Syria's coastline and some have dropped their anchors offshore after the overthrow by rebel forces of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad. A photo taken by Planet…
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December 10, 2024
According to a draft resolution of the climate ministry, the cost of supporting Poland’s plans for building 17.9 gigawatts of offshore wind power will be approximately 144.2 billion euro ($152 billion). The Climate Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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December 8, 2024
Three sources who have direct knowledge of this matter said that the first shipment of Egypt's 430,000 metric ton purchase of Russian wheat started loading on Saturday after a delay of nearly three months. The shipment of 63,000 tonnes has been…
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December 6, 2024
The Agriculture Ministry announced on Friday that Ukraine's grain imports for 2024/25 had reached nearly 18.9 million metric tonnes as of December 6, compared to about 13.7 millions tons in Dec. 2006, according to data. This volume consisted of 9.1 million tonnes of wheat…
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December 6, 2024
Chicago wheat futures contract lows are not indicative of global concerns about supply, but traders may want to pay more attention to what is happening in the Black Sea area. Winter wheat in Russia, the world's largest exporter of wheat, is in its worst condition ever.
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December 5, 2024
Chicago wheat futures contract lows are not indicative of global concerns about supply, but traders may want to pay more attention to what is happening in the Black Sea area. Winter wheat in Russia, the world's largest exporter of wheat, is in its worst condition ever.
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December 5, 2024
Corio Generation is the UK-based offshore developer backed by Australia’s Macquarie Group. The company plans to reduce a few jobs, according to a spokesperson on Thursday. Many offshore wind companies have reviewed their investments and undertaken…
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December 5, 2024
Authorities in Denmark announced on Thursday that they had received no bids from offshore wind farms for the latest tender. In a written announcement, Energy and Climate Minister Lars Aagard stated that "this is a very disappointed result".
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December 5, 2024
Three maritime security sources confirmed on Thursday that a rescue operation was underway for the crew aboard a cargo ship flying the Panamanian flag, which had been abandoned near the port of Hodeidah at the Red Sea. The number of crew members on board and the cause of the accident were not known.
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December 2, 2024
The presence of a Russian submarine in the Philippines exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea is "very worrying", said Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday. "That is very worrying." Marcos said that any intrusion in the West Philippine Sea or our EEZ is very concerning.
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December 2, 2024
VTB, Russia's second-largest lender, will purchase the Zvezda Shipbuilding Yard from Rosneft. However the deal is in its initial stages. VTB CEO Andrei Kostin said. VTB currently runs the United Shipbuilding Corporation of Russia (USC), Russia’s largest shipbuilder.
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December 1, 2024
Interpress, a Georgian news agency, reported that protesters against the government in Georgia blocked the access road to the main commercial port of the country at the Black Sea town of Poti on Sunday. Protesters blocked at least one entrance of the port complex on Thursday…
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November 29, 2024
Three traders on Friday said that the freight rates for Russian oil transport are expected to increase due to the upcoming winter season and new sanctions imposed against Russian fleet. The UK has introduced the most severe sanctions against Russia's shadow fleet of merchant ships.
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November 28, 2024
Katherine Grainger, a former Olympic rower and chair of UK Sport and currently the chair of the British Olympic Association(BOA), was elected as chair of the British Olympic Association on Thursday. She will be the first woman in the position.
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November 27, 2024
Sebastien S. Simon, a Frenchman from the Vendee Globe, broke the solo monohull 24 hour distance record on Wednesday. He sailed 602,56 nautical miles and beat his compatriot Yoann RICHOMME's previous mark by 22.7%. In recent times, the fleet has been propelled by an ever-moving depression.
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November 27, 2024
On Wednesday, the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that during his two-day visit to Sweden he will urge Baltic and Nordic nations to take joint actions regarding the security of Baltic Sea water. NATO is taking action in response…
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November 26, 2024
LONDON, November 26 - TotalEnergies halted the development of a new wind farm near the coast of New York following Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election win, said the CEO of the French company on Tuesday. In October 2023, the French energy…
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November 26, 2024
EU diplomats have said that European Union envoys are set to discuss on Wednesday a 15th sanctions package in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, including those affecting tankers transporting Russian oil, and Chinese companies involved in the manufacture of drones for Moscow.
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November 25, 2024
The European wheat price fell on Monday due to a rising euro against the dollar, which makes supplies denominated in euros more expensive on global markets. The benchmark December milling grain on the Paris-based Euronext Exchange ended down 2% to 214.50 Euros ($224.69).
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November 25, 2024
The European wheat price fell on Monday due to a rising euro against the dollar, which makes supplies denominated in euros more expensive on global markets. Euronext's benchmark December milling grain fell by 2%, to 214.75 euro ($225.17) per metric ton at 1646 GMT.
