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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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July 3, 2024
Port of Brownsville along the U.S./Mexico border announced on Wednesday it would restrict ship traffic because of hurricane Beryl's gale-force winds. Beryl is a Category 4-hurricane heading towards the Gulf. Michael Davis, the Harbor Master of Port Brownsville…
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July 3, 2024
The charity that runs the ship said Wednesday that a rescue vessel funded by British street-artist Banksy was grounded in port for 20 consecutive days because it refused to obey Italian authorities' orders for migrants to disembark. The Louise…
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July 3, 2024
A spokesperson for the German economy ministry said that the government may consider supporting Meyer Werft, which is one of the largest cruise ship builders in the world. The company, which is struggling to cut costs, has planned hundreds of job cuts.
