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October 7, 2025
Intercereales' Philippe Heusele said that French wheat exporters would supply Morocco with 3.5 million tons of soft wheat, or two thirds, during the 2025-2026 harvest season. Moroccan traders and French grains associations Synacomex estimate…
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October 7, 2025
The Greek coastguard confirmed on Tuesday that four migrants were killed after their boat capsized off the island of Lesbos. A coastguard official confirmed that 34 migrants had been safely landed in the south of island. At least three vessels, and one helicopter, assisted with the operation.
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October 7, 2025
A U.S. official, along with two other people who are familiar with the decision, said that the Pentagon would select the company this week to design and manufacture the Navy's new stealth fighter. The effort will cost a lot of money for a jet viewed as crucial to U.S. efforts against China.
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October 6, 2025
The traders estimated that the lowest price in the tender for Bangladesh's state grain buyer to buy 50,000 metric tonnes of rice, which closed on Sunday, was $359.77 per metric ton CIF liners out. They said that the offer is believed to have come from Bagadiya Brothers in India.
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October 6, 2025
Initial assessments by European traders indicated that the lowest price in the international bid from Pakistan for 100,000 metric tons sugar, which closed on Sunday, was $533 per metric ton (cost and freight included). The state-owned Trading…
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October 6, 2025
The General Food Security Authority of Saudi Arabia (GFSA) announced on Monday that the country purchased 455,000 metric tonnes of wheat at an international tender in December and early January. In a press release, Ahmad Al-Fares, CEO of GFSA…
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October 6, 2025
Russia announced on Monday that its air defence units had destroyed 251 Ukrainian drones over night. The majority of these were over the southwest. 61 of the drones were over the Black Sea, and another was heading toward Moscow. There was no official statement on damage.
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October 5, 2025
The New Zealand Government announced on Monday that it would pay to the Samoan Government 10 million Samoa Tala ($3.51million) in response to the sinking of an Royal New Zealand Navy ship off the coasts of Samoa, 2024. Manawanui ran aground…
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October 5, 2025
On Sunday, the North Korean leader Kim Jong Un toured a naval destroyer named Choe Hyon at a military show. The state-run media KCNA confirmed this on Monday. KCNA reported that Kim stated the navy must be ready to "completely deter, counter and punish enemy provocations".
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October 5, 2025
Dylan Fletcher's tactical sailing masterclass on Sunday saw Britain leapfrog from last to first place in Cadiz. The team is now in control of the SailGP Championship 2025. Britain overcame a penalty at the start of the race that had pushed them…
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October 5, 2025
On Saturday, the E1 World Championship made its African debut at Lagos, marking an important milestone in the global expansion of this series. The penultimate episode of Season Two takes the series to a fourth continent. Rodi Basso, CEO of E1…
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October 4, 2025
On Saturday, Britain's Joe Clarke won his fourth consecutive men's Kayak Cross title at the Canoe Slalom World Championships held in Sydney. He matched the record of all-time for men's individual world titles. Clarke, 32 years old, has taken…
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October 3, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced on Friday that the United States had killed four people during a strike on a vessel suspected to be carrying illegal drugs. This is at least the fourth attack of this kind in recent weeks. Donald Trump, the U.S.
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October 3, 2025
The Swedish defence ministry announced on Friday that it is drafting legislation to enhance security in the Baltic Sea through the expansion of the coast guard's maritime surveillance capabilities. Baltic Sea Region is on high alert after a…
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October 3, 2025
MarineTraffic reports that the Boracay tanker, which is under Western sanctions for being suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet and also faces a separate French investigation, has left its anchorage off western France. The raid by…
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October 2, 2025
LSEG data revealed on Thursday that at least four LNG-laden tanks bound for the Zeebrugge LNG Terminal in Belgium were either diverted to another terminal or left idle during a Greenpeace 30-hour blockade protesting against European Union imports Russian gas.
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October 2, 2025
Alparslan Bayraktar, the Energy Minister of Turkey, said that talks are underway with Morocco to rent out a regasification vessel. Bayraktar told CNN Turk that Turkey has recently begun using its floating storage and regasification units (FSRU) for export…
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October 2, 2025
The Kremlin stated on Thursday that France’s boarding of an oil tanker suspected to be part of the shadow fleet that is involved in Russian oil trading was "hysteria", which could cause problems for the global energy transport routes. Dmitry Peskov…
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October 2, 2025
Two people with knowledge of the matter have confirmed that Thyssenkrupp plans to spin off its defence division TKMS on October 20, in a deal analysts estimate could be worth up to 2.7 billion euro ($3.2 billion). In August, the company said…
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October 2, 2025
Kaztransoil, the company that operates the Druzhba oil pipeline in Russia, reported on Thursday that Kazakhstan exported 180,000 metric tonnes of oil to Germany through this pipeline during September. The company had previously stated that oil supplies to Germany reached 190,000 tonnes in August.
