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Navy looks to win 10th Armed Forces Bowl against Oklahoma

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 24, 2024

Brian Newberry, who grew up in Norman, Okla. and supported the Oklahoma Sooners, is a native of the area. Newberry's second season as Navy head coach will come to an end when the Midshipmen face the Sooners at the Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth on Friday.

Mosaic reports lower sales of phosphates and potash in the early Q4

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 23, 2024

Mosaic Fertilizer said that its sales of phosphates and potash fell in the first two quarters of the fourth year compared to the previous one. The company reported that the phosphate sales volume for October and November fell 7.2%, to 946 000 tonnes…

Saudi Arabia was top purchaser of Russian fuel oil and VGO in November, LSEG data programs

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 23, 2024

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Financial Times - Dec 23

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 22, 2024

These are the most popular stories from the Financial Times. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch for the accuracy of these reports. The British Chambers of Commerce have called on the Prime Minister Keir starmer to agree…

US fighter shot down by 'apparent friendly fire' in the Red Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 21, 2024

Both pilots were forced to evacuate after the U.S. military accidentally shot down one its fighter planes over the Red Sea on Sunday morning. U.S. Central Command released a statement saying that both were rescued with one suffering minor injuries…

Ambulance service: Israeli military reports that a Yemeni missile landed near Tel Aviv and 14 people were lightly injured.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 20, 2024

The Israeli military claimed that it did not intercept a Yemeni missile which fell early Saturday morning in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region. According to the ambulance service, 14 people suffered mild injuries. The ambulance service reported that…

TotalEnergies will operate two Danish offshore wind farms

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 20, 2024

TotalEnergies announced on Friday that it had completed the planned purchase of a majority stake in two offshore wind project in Denmark which recently received construction permits. The French energy company now owns an 85% stake in a 240 megawatt (MW)…

The Greek coastguard recovers eight bodies after a collision near Rhodes

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 20, 2024

The Greek coastguard reported that eight bodies were recovered from the sea by Greece after their speedboat collided into a coastguard vessel which was pursuing them off the island Rhodes in the early hours of Friday morning. The coastguard stated that 18 people have been rescued…

The second vessel carrying wheat for Egypt's GASC departs Russia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 20, 2024

Sources and LSEG shipping information showed that a second shipment of 54,000 metric tonnes of Russian wheat, out of the 430,000 Egypt purchased in September, left the port at Novorossiysk last Friday. The Russian agricultural watchdog confirmed…

Black Sea CPC blend oil exports unchanged compared to December plan, sources say

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 19, 2024

Two sources familiar with this matter said that the Black Sea CPC blend oil exports via Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) pipeline will remain at 1,43 million barrels per days (bpd) for January, the same as the plan from December. Sources…

Spain's Navantia will buy Harland & Wolf shipyards

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 19, 2024

The British government announced that the Spanish shipbuilder Navantia would acquire the shipyards owned by Harland & Wolff in Belfast, a company most famous for its Titanic-building work. The British government announced that the deal is subject…

Italy's Treasury and Asterion submit binding bids for Telecom Italia's subsea division

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 19, 2024

The Italian Economy Ministry announced on Thursday that a consortium led by it has submitted a 700-million-euro ($733-million) binding bid for Telecom Italia (TIM)'s Sparkle submarine cable unit. The Ministry is bidding against Retelit, a Spanish…

Algeria purchases durum wheat at tender, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 18, 2024

European traders claim that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC purchased durum wheat at an international auction on Wednesday. Uncertainty surrounded the volume of goods purchased. Initial estimates by traders put the volume of purchase between 350…

As many as 20 migrants drown, but five are rescued when a boat carrying migrants sinks near Tunisia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 18, 2024

The national guard reported on Wednesday that the Tunisian Coast Guard had recovered the bodies 20 African migrants after their boat sank just off the coast. This is the second drowning of migrants in one week. The Tunisian coast guard recovered nine bodies last Thursday.

Textron pauses production, weighs its options for the off-road vehicle business

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 18, 2024

Textron, the Cessna jet manufacturer, said that it is looking at strategic alternatives to its Powersports line of products due to persistently low demand. Under the Arctic Cat brand, the Powersports division, part of Textron Specialized Vehicles' Industrial segment…

Thyssenkrupp says pursuing spin-off for marine division

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 17, 2024

A spokesperson for Thyssenkrupp said that a spinoff was the best option to divest its defence business. This came after a German paper reported on Tuesday that several bidders had submitted offers for the unit. Carlyle, the German state lender…

Prysmian, Italy's Prysmian and RTE in France sign a 700-million euro deal to connect offshore wind farm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 17, 2024

Prysmian, an Italian company, signed a framework deal on Tuesday with French electricity grid operator Reseau de Transport d'Electricite to connect two offshore turbine farms to the French transmission network. The deal could be worth up to 700 million euros.

Fincantieri Sparkle and Telecom Italia join forces to protect submarine cables

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 17, 2024

Fincantieri, an Italian company, and Sparkle, a unit of Telecom Italia that deals with submarine cables and surveillance systems for telecommunications cable networks in the oceans have agreed on developing solutions to monitor and protect these cables.

Bangladesh announces a new tender for the purchase of 50,000 tons rice

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 17, 2024

On Tuesday, traders reported that Bangladesh's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of 50,000 metric tonnes of rice. The deadline to submit price offers is January 1. According to the Agriculture Ministry, floods…

Denmark grants construction permits for 240MW offshore wind farm

Posted to Maritime Reporter on December 17, 2024

Developer European Energy announced on Tuesday that the Danish Energy Agency had granted a permit for construction of the 240 megawatt (MW), Jammerland Bugt, offshore wind farm. The project is scheduled to begin operating in 2029. The project…