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PARIS OLYMPICS: What you should know now

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 8, 2024

Letsile Tebogo, the first African man to win a men's title in athletics, delivered another thrilling evening. Botswana won its first Olympic gold on Thursday, when the country's first African athlete, Kenny Bednarek, beat Noah Lyles and the Americans Kenny Bednarek.

Olympic-American Felix, and Australian Fox are elected to the IOC's athletes' commission

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 8, 2024

The International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday that Allyson, who is the most decorated American track and field Olympian, as well as Jessica Fox from Australia, who won two gold canoe medals at the Paris Games was among the four new members elected.

New York Times Business News - August 8

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 8, 2024

These are the most popular stories from the New York Times' business pages. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. Warner Bros. Discovery, parent company to CNN, HBO, and TNT said Wednesday it would write down its TV network value by $9.1 Billionā€¦

The US Public Health Agency got it wrong. The cost of their errors is staggering.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry was established to safeguard the public through the assessment of health risks in America's worst polluted areas. The U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) was createdā€¦

Olympics Dry runs are on the horizon, with generation-tech simulators

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 7, 2024

Russell Coutts, America's Cup and Finn gold medalist Russell Coutts predicted this week that future Olympic sailors will likely train using simulators to hone skills and cloud data. Coutts won the gold medal for New Zealand back in 1984. He now heads up SailGPā€¦

Trans Mountain Pipeline Interim Tolls Hearing Scheduled for May 2025 by CER

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2024

On Tuesday, the Canada Energy Regulator announced that the final oral argument for the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will begin on May 14, 2025. Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX), years behind schedule, and more than fourfold the initial cost.

Olympics-Canoeing-Canadian kayaker Melanson realises long-held Olympic dream in Paris

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2024

Riley Melanson, a Canadian canoeist who has been working towards an Olympic dream for three years, made her Paris debut on Tuesday at the Vaire-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium. Her debut lasted just over 100 seconds. It was exactly what she had hoped for. Melanson said, "It's a thrill, and a real dream.

Expeditors second-quarter earnings falls as Red Sea stress weigh

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 6, 2024

system. Shares of the business were down about 5% in early trade. e-commerce need had actually strained its air market capability. Jeffrey Musser stated. enhancing market conditions. fell to $175 million or $1.24 per share, compared to $196.8. million or $1.30 per share a year earlier.

Paris Regatta: There are few winners in the Olympics, but there is plenty of excitement and thrills.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 4, 2024

The rowing regatta was a cornerstone at the Paris Games almost from the beginning. There were many dramatic moments, but few new breakthroughs as favourites took the majority of medals. Rowing is steeped in tradition. Only bad weather prevented it from debuting at the 1896 Games.

EXPLAINER-Olympics-Kiteboarding comes of age as Formula One of the Games

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 4, 2024

Kiteboarding, billed as the fastest Olympic sport, makes its Games debut Sunday. The foiling kitesailors will be racing around the course, trying to stay clear of wipeouts and avoid crashing. The discipline, which includes separate races for women and menā€¦

Olympic-Eights Gold leaves British cox jumping with joy but not in water

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 3, 2024

Harry Brightmore, coxswain of Britainā€™s men's 8s team on the last day of rowing was ecstatic about the victory. However, he took care not to slip into the water before the ceremony. Brightmore, 30, led his team to victory. They dominated the race and cruised home in front of the Netherlands.

Olympics-Rowing-Florijn and Zeidler wins single sculls golds, Romania and Britain win eights

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 3, 2024

Karolien Flijn, a Dutch rower, won the final of women's single-sculls in 7:17.28. Emma Twigg from New Zealand took silver while Lithuanian Viktorija Senkute was awarded bronze. Oliver Zeidler, a German world champion and neutral athlete from Belarus, won the men's delayed race.

The first cargo to be shipped from Mexico's Altamira Liquefied natural gas facility is for domestic consumption

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 2, 2024

New Fortress Energy, a U.S.-based energy company, plans to ship the first LNG cargo to a Mexican port this month. The gas will be used to generate electricity. After long delays, the LNG plant located at Altamira off Mexico's Atlantic Coastā€¦

Olympics-Sailing-Spain sail to men's skiff gold after Dutch women survive scare to triumph

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 2, 2024

Spain's Diego Botin, along with Florian Trettel won the Olympic gold medal in men's sailing skiff on Friday. The Netherlands' Odile Van Aanholt, and Annette Duetz took the overall win for the women's race despite an error made under pressure.

Huntington Ingalls, a US Navy shipbuilder, beats expectations in the second quarter

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 1, 2024

Huntington Ingalls reported Thursday better than expected second-quarter earnings, due to increased global tensions driving up demand for amphibious assault vessels, submarines, and aircraft carriers. Virginia-based firm reported profit per share of $4.38 for the three months ended 30 Juneā€¦

Olympic Rowing-New Zealand's sculls lead the rowing gold rush in Paris Games

Posted to Maritime Reporter on August 1, 2024

New Zealand, Romania and Netherlands won all the gold medals as the Olympic double sculls & fours competitions attained their climax in Paris on Thursday morning, after a thrilling race at Vaires-sur-Marnes Nautical Stadium. The Kiwi team of Brooke Francisā€¦

Canadian warship crosses Taiwan Strait and draws China's anger

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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, thisā€¦

EIA: US crude gasoline stocks fall due to robust export demand

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 31, 2024

The Energy Information Administration reported on Wednesday that U.S. crude and gasoline inventories dropped sharply during the past week due to strong export demand. The EIA reported that crude stocks fell by 3.4 millions barrels to 433,000ā€¦

Norwegian Cruise raises its FY profit forecast on the back of resilient sea-holiday demand

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 31, 2024

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings raised Wednesday its profit projection for the full year for a record third time in this calendar year. The company attributed it to a sustained holiday demand on ships and higher prices for itinerary. In premarket tradingā€¦

Dutch fly in women's final pairs

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 31, 2024

The Netherlands' Ymkje Claevering and Veronique meester sped into the final of the Olympic women's pair rowing event at Vaire-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium with the best time on Wednesday, as the hot weather from Tuesday gave way to cloudy skies.