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June 17, 2025
Mitsui O.S.K., Japan's second-largest shipping company. Lines (MOL), Malaysia's Misc Bhd, and Petroliam Nasional Bhd(Petronas), have formed a joint-venture. It said Tuesday that it will operate Liquefied carbon dioxide (LCO2) carriers. MOL announced that the joint company Jules Nautica Sdn.
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June 17, 2025
Taiwan signed a partnership agreement on Tuesday with U.S.-based Auterion and German-based Auterion to provide drone software that has been tested in Ukraine. The deal will help Taiwan strengthen its defences against the growing military threat from China, which is a giant neighbor.
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June 12, 2025
Tender documents seen by show reveal that Australia will significantly increase surveillance of Pacific Islands' territorial waters. The country plans to spend A$477m ($310.72m) on aerial patrols to detect illegal fishing fleets. Meanwhile, China is taking steps to send its coastguard to the area.
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June 12, 2025
Four sources with knowledge of the situation said that most countries in the Group of Seven are willing to lower the G7 cap on Russian oil if the U.S. president Donald Trump opts out. The G7 leaders will meet in Canada on June 15-17 to discuss the price caps first agreed upon in late 2022.
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June 12, 2025
Four sources with knowledge of the situation said that most countries in the Group of Seven are willing to lower the G7 cap on Russian oil if the U.S. president Donald Trump opts out. The G7 leaders will meet in Canada on June 15-17 to discuss the price caps first agreed upon in late 2022.
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June 11, 2025
A U.S. official revealed that the Trump administration is reviewing a defense agreement worth hundreds of millions of dollars signed by former president Joe Biden with Australia and Britain, which allowed Australia to purchase conventionally-armed nuclear submarines.
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June 10, 2025
Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought around 68,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on a private basis without launching an international tender on Tuesday, European traders reported. The estimated cost of the ton was $233.99, including freight.
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June 10, 2025
European traders reported that the leading South Korean animal feed manufacturer Nonghyup Feed Inc., (NOFI), bought approximately 136,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Tuesday in an international bid seeking up to 13,88,000 tons. The corn can be purchased from South America…
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June 10, 2025
After it issued international tenders for corn, barley, and soymeal, European traders reported on Tuesday that the state-owned animal food importer SLAL in Iran had received offers of up to 120,000 metric tonnes each. They said that the deadline…
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June 9, 2025
According to a Washington think-tank, the North Korean destroyer which was partially capsized in a botched launch ceremony has been delivered to a ship repair facility. According to satellite images, the Center for Strategic and International Studies…
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June 9, 2025
According to European traders, the Korea Feed Association in South Korea bought an estimated 65,000 tons of animal feed in a private transaction late last week. There was no international tender. They said that the corn would be imported from South America.
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June 9, 2025
In an interview published Monday, Kremlin assistant Nikolai Patrushev revealed that Russian President Vladimir Putin had approved a new navy strategy aimed at restoring Russia's status as one of world's foremost maritime powers. According to public rankings…
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June 8, 2025
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz instructed the military to stop a boat that was carrying activists, including Greta Thulberg of Sweden, who were planning to break an Israeli blockade to reach Gaza. The British-flagged Madleen, operated by the pro Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition…
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June 8, 2025
Taiwan's Coast Guard held drills on Sunday with the Military to better practice the joint operations against what the Government in Taipei claims is a growing threat from China. China claims the island as their own territory. Taiwan, a democratically-governed island…
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June 6, 2025
A local official announced on Friday that the harvesting campaign had begun in Crimea earlier than expected. The goal is to collect 1,1 million metric tons, including 900,000.00 tons of wheat. The latest crop forecast for Crimea is lower than last year's 1.5 million ton harvest.
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June 6, 2025
Fishermen fear that they will now be forced to compete with large vessels on municipal waters, a 15-km (9-mile) stretch of water off the coasts of cities. Rommel Escarial (37), who has been fishing Manila Bay since he became a teenager, said that once commercial fishing vessels entered the area…
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June 5, 2025
The Feed Leaders Committee of South Korea (FLC) purchased around 67,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Thursday in a private transaction without holding an international tender. The corn was bought at an estimated cost of $234.99 per ton, including freight.
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June 5, 2025
Manila's military said that the Philippines and United States have been sailing together in the South China Sea seven times to improve interoperability. The exercise, which was held in the waters near the provinces Occidental Mindoro, Zambales…
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June 4, 2025
European traders reported that Jordan's state grain purchaser purchased approximately 60,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley in an international bid seeking up to 122,000 tons on Wednesday. The trading house Al Dahra was reported to have…
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June 4, 2025
Researchers from the United States said that North Korea appeared to have repositioned its Choe Hyun Class destroyer, which partially capsized after a botched launch ceremony. Kim Jong Un said that the failure to launch the warship weighing 5…
