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January 22, 2026
Ben Ainslie's British Team announced on Wednesday that they will compete for the America's Cup under the name GB1; Dylan Fletcher has been named as the helmsman for their latest attempt to?lift this coveted trophy. GB1 has not named a second…
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January 21, 2026
The Indonesian Attorney General's Office announced on Wednesday that it would auction an 'Iranian flagged supertanker' later this month. It was seized by Indonesian authorities in 2023, on suspicion of illegally transshipping crude oil. The MT Arman 114…
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January 20, 2026
Race organisers announced on Tuesday that a crew member of a German yacht participating in the Royal Ocean Racing Club's Transatlantic Race had died after an accident occurred during the crossing between Spain and Antigua. The club previously…
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January 20, 2026
Traders said that Euronext wheat prices fell on Tuesday due to a sharp increase in the euro, and the results of import tenders which showed the level of 'competition with Argentinean and Black Sea supply,' traders reported. The?most actively…
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January 20, 2026
The CEO of TKMS, a warship builder, said that he is in discussions with Norwegian and German firms to offer a multibillion-dollar package to Canada 'in a fiercely-competitive submarine tender. He was trying to beat a rival 'South korean' bid.
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January 20, 2026
Kuwaiti businessman Bader Nasser Al-Kharafi announced?on?Tuesday that he acquired a 3% stake in luxury yacht maker Ferretti. This comes amid efforts to reshape Ferretti's Italian shareholder base and its board. According to a press release, the deal was made through BNK Holding.
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January 20, 2026
The CEO of TKMS, a warship builder, said that he is in discussions with 'Norwegian, German and German companies in order to offer a multibillion-dollar investment package to Canada as part of a fiercely competitive'submarine tender. He hopes to beat a competing South Korean bid.
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January 20, 2026
Leonardo's Chairman on Tuesday dismissed his?comments about a possible merger with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri as a "light-hearted joke". Stefano Pontecorvo, at a business meeting in Milan on Monday, floated the idea that the two state-controlled companies could merge.
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January 20, 2026
Data from traders LSEG, and calculations revealed a Tuesday that ultra-low-sulphur-diesel loadings in the Russian 'port of Primorsk could rise by 'about one-third - from December to January and may exceed 2.2 million metric tonnes, due to higher fuel production and a seasonally -weaker demand.
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January 20, 2026
The Russian court service reported that a U.S. national was sentenced to five years' imprisonment for 'crossing the border in possession of a weapon, when he left the United States on a ship to meet a Russian woman whom he had met online. In a statement released on Monday…
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January 20, 2026
The Australian Police are investigating whether the Canadian tourist who was found dead on a Queensland beach, in the northern part of the state, drowned or was attacked by dingoes. Police said that the 19-year old woman was discovered on Monday…
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January 20, 2026
After a hearing in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the lawyer of the Chinese captain alleged that ten witnesses would be called to testify against him in a criminal?damage case. The Chinese captain is accused of damaging undersea cable in Baltic Sea.
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January 19, 2026
Sources in the trade said that a Chinese importer purchased a cargo of Canadian Canola soon after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's trip to Beijing. This could boost prospects for Canadian farmers, and undercut sales by Australia, their rival supplier.
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January 19, 2026
The race organizers reported that a crew member on the German yacht Walross 4, was unconscious after an accident occurred deep in the Atlantic Ocean. This led to a coordinated rescue in mid-ocean. The Nissen 56 owned by Berlin's ASV was about 1…
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January 19, 2026
European traders reported that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC had?purchased milling wheat at an?international?tender which?closed?Monday. Initial reports indicated that the cost of a metric tonne, including freight and other charges (c&f), was around $254.
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January 19, 2026
The chairman of Leonardo, an Italian defence and aerospace company, floated the idea on Monday?of a possible future merger between Leonardo and Fincantieri. Stefano Pontecorvo, speaking at a Bocconi University conference in Milan, told an audience that he hopes the two groups can merge one day.
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January 19, 2026
Sources in the trade said that a Chinese 'importer' bought a cargo Canadian canola soon after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Beijing last week. This could boost prospects for Canadian farmers, and undercut sales of rival supplier Australia.
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January 19, 2026
Two traders with direct knowledge of the transaction said that a Chinese importer purchased a Panamax cargo of 60,000 metric tonnes of Canadian canola soon after Prime Minister Mark Carney visited Beijing last week. According to traders, the…
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January 19, 2026
As European companies became accustomed to the hard-won U.S. tariff agreements last year, Donald Trump put them right back in his sights with an "explosive" threat to levy levies against nations who oppose his plan to takeover Greenland. Trump…
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January 19, 2026
Czech investment group 'KKCG' announced on Monday that it would make a voluntary offer of up to 182 millions?euros ($212m)?to increase its stake in Italian Yacht maker Ferretti, and also push for a management change. KKCG has made an offer that values Ferretti at 1.2bn euros…
