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June 23, 2024
On Sunday, the Yemeni Houthi Group said that its forces had launched two attacks on ships in the Red Sea as well as the Indian Ocean. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesperson, said that the first ship, Transworld Navigator was targeted by…
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June 23, 2024
The semi-official Athens News Agency reported that a Greek prosecutor charged 13 crew of a yacht on Sunday with arson. Fireworks launched from the vessel allegedly sparked a fire in a forest on the island Hydra. All Greeks were arrested at a…
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June 23, 2024
Ambrey, a British security company and United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that a drone attack damaged a merchant ship 65 nautical miles west from Hodeidah in Yemen. Ambrey, in a separate letter, identified the vessel without naming…
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June 22, 2024
The government of New Zealand said that a ferry between New Zealand’s two main islands, which ran aground Friday night, was successfully refloated on Saturday. The Interislander ferry, operated by the state-owned company KiwiRail in Picton Harbour at the north coast of South Island, ran aground.
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June 22, 2024
Yemen's Houthis announced early Sunday morning that they conducted a military operation in conjunction with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq militants, which targeted four ships in Israel's Haifa port in northern Israel. Yahya Saree, the Houthi military spokesman…
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June 22, 2024
The Greek authorities arrested 13 crew members and passengers of a yacht on Saturday, after fireworks fired from the vessel caused a forest to burn on the island Hydra. Early Saturday morning, firefighters brought the fire, which had burned a part of Bisti's pine forest, under control.
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June 22, 2024
Two U.S. officials have denied the claim made by the Houthi group of Yemen on Saturday, that their forces attacked the U.S. aircraft carriers Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Red Sea. Two U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that this claim was false.
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June 22, 2024
Two U.S. officials have denied the claim made by the Houthi group of Yemen on Saturday, that their forces attacked the U.S. aircraft carriers Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Red Sea. Two U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that this claim was false.
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June 22, 2024
The government of New Zealand described the incident as "very worrying" on Saturday. Although 47 passengers were unable to leave the vessel, they had to stay aboard. The Interislander Aratere, operated by the state-owned company KiwiRail and located on the North Coast of the South Island…
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June 21, 2024
The Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva called the head of the central banking his "opponent", and said the country would return to "normal" after Roberto Campos Neto's term ends in late 2024. The president of the Brazilian central…
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June 21, 2024
The Italian coast guard recovered another 14 bodies from the wreckage of a ship carrying migrants off the southern Calabria area on Friday. At least 34 people were killed, according to a press release. Charity agencies reported that the shipwreck…
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June 21, 2024
Organisers announced on Friday that the canoe-slalom, softball and athletics competitions of the Los Angeles Olympics 2028 will take place in Oklahoma City. Swimming will follow the athletics during the first week. LA28 reported in a press release…
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June 21, 2024
According to a company note, a fire at the Tiplam Terminal in Santos' largest port destroyed a conveyor and electrical systems, causing a suspension on sugar loading for piers 2 & 3. The fire started on Thursday evening and was put out by Friday morning.
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June 21, 2024
Sources said that Ecuador's Petroecuador state oil company declared force majeure on exports of Napo heavy oil due to the closure of a pipeline and oil wells caused by heavy rains. The weekend's intense rains forced the closure of three hydroelectric power plants…
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June 21, 2024
According to a company note, a fire at the Tiplam Terminal in Santos' largest port destroyed a conveyor and electrical systems. This caused the suspension of sugar loading from piers 2 & 3 of that terminal. The fire started on site on Thursday evening and was put out by Friday morning.
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June 21, 2024
The U.S. manufacturing sector has barely grown since the outbreak, explaining why the diesel consumption has not recovered as expected at the beginning of the year. According to estimates by the Federal Reserve, production increased faster than expected by 0.9% in may after seasonal adjustments.
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June 21, 2024
Brazil is the first South American to join the SailGP league, which was founded by Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison along with veteran sailor Russell Coutts. The fund will be backed by the Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund. The organizers announced…
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June 21, 2024
Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought an estimated 132,000 tons of animal feed in a private transaction on Friday, without issuing a tender to the international market. All of the products were expected to come from South America.
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June 21, 2024
Two sources familiar with Gazprom's trading have said that the Russian gas giant has increased its oil activity to offset the weaker natural gas business over the last year. Due to the deep rift that exists between Russia and Western countries over the Ukraine conflict…
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June 21, 2024
The German network regulator announced on Friday that TotalEnergies, a major oil company, and EnBW, a utility firm won the auction for a 2.5 gigawatt offshore wind site in Germany. This project sold for 3.02 billion euro ($3.22 billion). Klaus Mueller…
