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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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"…
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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%,.
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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.
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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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September 2, 2024
According to the non-profit organization that monitored the whale, a beluga whale suspected of spying on behalf of Russia and discovered in Norwegian waters 5 years ago was found dead. A father and son were fishing in southern Norway when they…
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September 1, 2024
After a tragedy that claimed the lives of Mike Lynch and six others, crew members from Mike Lynch's yacht spoke about the moment a storm submerged the vessel near Sicily. They also described their efforts to save passengers. According to Ansa…
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August 31, 2024
New Zealand, the America's Cup defenders, were back in the water Saturday after repairing damage to their AC75 that was sustained when they pulled it out of water two days earlier. New Zealand's monohull foiling boat suffered serious damage…
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August 31, 2024
A crew member of Mike Lynch's yacht spoke about being thrown in the water as well as efforts to save passengers when a storm submerged the vessel near Sicily last month. The British tech tycoon was also killed, along with six others. According to Italian news agency Ansa…
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August 31, 2024
China and the Philippines both accused the other of ramming one another's ships in a disputed part of the South China Sea, in the latest of an increasing number of clashes along this vital waterway. China's coastguard said that a Philippine…
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August 30, 2024
On Friday afternoon, power began to be restored in some areas of Venezuela after the capital Caracas as well as much of the rest the country had been plunged into an earlier blackout. The government blamed the opposition for the blackout without providing any evidence.
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August 29, 2024
While two U.S. battle groups of aircraft carriers patrolled the Indian Ocean in an effort to prevent Iran from attacking Israel and sparking major regional conflict this week, a very distinct military messaging campaign was underway at a luxury conference center in Manila. Every year, the U.S.
