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Ten dead and 40 missing after landslides on Sulawesi Island in Indonesia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 10, 2024

Officials said that at least 10 people were killed and 40 others are still missing following torrential rainfall which caused a landslide on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The bad weather has hampered the rescue efforts. Heriyanto said that the landslide which occurred on Sunday morning…

South Korean mills purchase 90 000 T of wheat from the U.S. and Canada

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 10, 2024

European traders reported that a group of South Korean mills purchased an estimated 90,000.00 metric tons milling wheat from the United States of America and Canada on Wednesday in an international auction. They said that the purchase included 50…

Jordanian traders report that Jordan has issued a tender for the purchase of 120,000 T wheat.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 10, 2024

Jordan's national grain buyer issued an international bid to purchase 120,000 metric tonnes of milling wheat that can be sourced in a variety of origins. European traders confirmed this on Wednesday. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is 16 July.

Union Pacific largely restores operations to Texas after storm Beryl

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 10, 2024

Union Pacific announced on Tuesday that it had mostly resumed its operations in Texas, which were impacted by Hurricane Beryl. However, the company expects some interruptions until commercial power and road access are fully restored. Hurricane Harvey slammed the coastal town of Matagorda…

Glover is Britain's hope to restore rowing's reputation at the Olympics

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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…

China's Coast Guard says it 'allowed the Philippines' to evacuate a sick person from S.China Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2024

China's coastguard said that it "allowed" for humanitarian reasons the Philippines to evacuate an individual who fell ill aboard a rusting ship beached at the Second Thomas Shoal, located in waters claimed jointly by the two countries. In a late-Tuesday statement…

A US Navy sailor attempted to access Biden’s health records

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2024

The Navy confirmed on Tuesday that a U.S. Navy Sailor attempted to access President Joe Biden’s health records “out of curiosity” but failed. Biden’s medical records had never been compromised. The Navy released a statement in which it said that…

Abiy pays a visit to Sudan's army chief along the Red Sea Coast

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2024

Abiy Ahmed, the Ethiopian premier, met General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan of Sudan's army on Tuesday. He was the first foreign leader since the beginning of the conflict in Port Sudan between the army forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.

Analysis says that US offshore wind power will not meet Biden's 2030 target.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2024

According to an industry report published on Tuesday, the United States will fall well short of the Biden administration’s 2030 offshore wind goals but will catch up rapidly in the next years. According to the American Clean Power Association…

Iranian warship Sahand completely sinks despite efforts to rebalance

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 9, 2024

Nournews reported that the Iranian Navy frigate Sahand completely sank on Tuesday, in shallow water, in Bandar Abbas' southern port, after being briefly repositioned on Sunday, following its initial capsize. The rope that held the Sahand warship together broke, and the vessel has now sunk.

UK power company SSE builds 2 GW of offshore wind farm in Netherlands

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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.

The Olympics-Kayak Cross is set to make an impact in the canoeing competitions in Paris

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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.

Avangrid sells Kitty Hawk North to Dominion Energy

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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…

British renewable industry presses the new government to increase auction budget

Posted to Maritime Reporter on 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.

Club official: Two Moroccan footballers lost at sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 7, 2024

A club official confirmed that two Moroccan soccer players from the top-flight Ittihad Tanger are missing at sea after their small boat was swept away by strong currents on Saturday. Five players of the club were cruising in the deep waters off Tangier…

Seven children drowned among 49 others in Russia on Saturday

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 7, 2024

The Ministry for Emergency Situations reported on Sunday that 49 people drowned on Saturday in water across Russia as scorching temperatures blanketed large areas of the country. The Russian state news agency RIA reported that 10 drownings occurred on the same date a year earlier.

Philippine Coast Guard: China anchors "monster ship" in South China Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 6, 2024

The Philippine Coast Guard said that China's biggest coastguard vessel had anchored in Manila’s exclusive economic zones (EEZs) in the South China Sea and was meant to intimidate their smaller Asian neighbor. A PCG spokesperson, Jay Tarriela…

US wheat futures rise on stronger demand

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 5, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade Wheat Futures spiked Friday due to an increase in demand for U.S. Wheat, thanks to a lower dollar and availability of desirable new crop wheat. Concerns about the U.S. crop being affected by hot, dry weather during its…

US wheat futures rise on stronger demand

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 5, 2024

Chicago Board of Trade Wheat Futures spiked Friday due to an increase in demand for U.S. Wheat, traders reported. This was due to the weaker dollar as well as the availability of new-crop wheat. Concerns about the U.S. crop being affected by…

The rowing brothers of Croatia are hoping to win a fourth Olympic gold medal in Paris

Posted to Maritime Reporter on July 4, 2024

The Croatian brothers Valent and Martin Sinkovic prepare for the Paris Olympics by rowing on the crystal-clear waters of Peruca Lake. They hope to win their fourth medal. Valent, 35, and Martin 34, won silver in London, 2012, in the quad. They…

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