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January 21, 2025
Texas pilots who help move vessels around ports suspended some operations Monday due to the frigid temperatures that hit the state. According to an agent, the Brazos Santiago Pilots had been scheduled to stop ship movements on Monday just before midnight as conditions offshore worsened.
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January 20, 2025
Donald Trump has suspended federal offshore wind leasing until an economic and environmental review is completed. He said that windmills are ugly and expensive, and they harm wildlife. "We won't do the wind thing." Windmills that are big and ugly. "They ruin your neighborhood," said he.
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January 20, 2025
Choi Sangmok, acting president of South Korea, said that he hopes bilateral relations between the United States and South Korea will develop more mutually under the Trump administration. Choi, citing the slogan "We Go Together", said that the…
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January 20, 2025
We analyzed seven statements that President Donald Trump made during his inaugural speech on Monday. We listened to the entire speech, but we didn't examine any opinions or policy promises. The time stamps are in Eastern Standard Time. The United…
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January 20, 2025
We analyzed seven statements that President Donald Trump made during his inaugural speech on Monday. We listened to the entire speech, but we didn't examine any opinions or policy promises. The time stamps are in Eastern Standard Time. The United…
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January 20, 2025
purchases from other crucial providers, led by Australia, throughout a. record year for coal imports, customs data revealed on Monday. Purchases by China last year reached an all-time high of. 547.2 million tons, or a record 41% of worldwide traded coal,.
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January 17, 2025
A Florida jury found CNN liable on Friday for defaming an American Navy veteran who assisted in the evacuation of people from Afghanistan following the U.S. withdrawal from the country. The jury ruled that CNN must pay damages in the amount of $5 million.
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January 17, 2025
The U.S. imposed sanctions on six Russian oil tankers that are still being built by the Zvezda shipyard in Russia. This is the first time Washington has banned tankers even before they have set sail or carried sanctioned goods. The sanctions…
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January 17, 2025
The Philippine Navy said that on Friday, its ships were conducting drills near an disputed shoal in South China Sea. This comes a day after Manila agreed with Beijing to find common ground and ways to work together despite the ongoing disputes.
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January 17, 2025
European traders reported on Friday that the TFMA group, which includes animal feed importers from Thailand, is believed to be responsible for purchasing around 195,000 metric tonnes of animal feed wheat during a recent tender. Three consignments were purchased.
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January 16, 2025
The U.S. Trade Representative’s Office on Thursday stated that China's dominance in the global shipbuilding and maritime sectors, as well as logistics, is "unreasonable". It is also "actionable" according to U.S. Trade Law. The USTR investigation…
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January 16, 2025
On Thursday, European traders reported that the Algerian state agency ONAB had issued international tenders for up to 240,00 metric tons animal-feed corn and 35,000 tons feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in tenders is this Friday, January 17.
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January 16, 2025
Walking Borders, a group that advocates for migrants' rights, said Thursday that as many as fifty migrants who attempted to reach Spain via boat from West Africa drowned. Moroccan authorities rescued 36 people on Wednesday from a boat which had left Mauritania in January…
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January 15, 2025
The state grain buyer of Jordan has announced an international tender for up to 120,000 tons of milling whey that can come from optional origins. The deadline to submit price offers for the tender is January 21. The traders had expected a new announcement after Jordan's previous tender of 120…
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January 15, 2025
Italy, Albania and United Arab Emirates have signed a deal on Wednesday worth at least one billion euros ($1billion) for the construction of a subsea energy interconnection across the Adriatic Sea. "We believe strongly in this project, which…
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January 15, 2025
The semi-official Tasnim newspaper reported that the Iranian navy received its first signals spy ship on Wednesday. This comes just a few weeks after the army of Iran took delivery 1,000 new drones. Tasnim stated that the Zagros is an entirely new type of military vessel…
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January 14, 2025
China's state broadcaster CCTV, citing the Chinese embassy in Thailand, reported that a Chinese tourist died and another was injured when their jet skis collided on Phuket Island, Thailand, Tuesday. CCTV reported that the cause of the incident is being investigated.
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January 14, 2025
In an international auction held on Tuesday, Jordan's state grain buyer bought about 60,000 metric tonnes of hard milling whey from optional origins. They said that it was estimated to have been purchased from CHS trading house at a cost of $267.60 per ton…
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January 14, 2025
Initial assessments indicate that nine trading companies have participated in the international bid on Tuesday by Jordan's state grain buyer for 120,000 metric tonnes of wheat. Participants are believed to include Viterra, Al Dahra Ameropa Cargill CHS Buildcom Cerealcom Dolj Olam and Aston.
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January 14, 2025
Bretana crude, a niche oil from Peru, is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. The first cargo was discharged in the U.S. Gulf Coast last month. U.S. refiners are looking for alternatives to Mexican heavy crude. Bretana is a heavy…
