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October 2, 2025
A regional state official confirmed on Thursday that at least 26 people died when a boat with traders capsized in Nigeria's north central Kogi State. This is the latest fatal waterway accident to occur in West Africa. In a statement, Kogi's…
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October 2, 2025
Jessica Fox, the canoeing champion of Australia, says she will defend her Olympic titles in Los Angeles 2028 despite undergoing surgery to remove an kidney tumour. After a health scare, Fox was forced to skip the World Canoe Slalom Championships in Penrith…
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October 2, 2025
Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or even individual stocks. The France-based firm reported a Q3 rental revenue of 52.9 million Euros. The shareholders of the Belgian energy company asked for a vote to be taken on a dividend intermediary.
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October 1, 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 traders reported that the barley had been purchased…
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October 1, 2025
On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron stated that it was "a great thing" for France to be investigating a suspected violation by the oil tanker Boracay. The oil tanker is suspected to belong to the "shadow fleet", which is involved in the Russian Oil Trade.
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October 1, 2025
They said that on Wednesday, South Korean chipmakers joined forces with ChatGPT to meet the growing demand for its Stargate Project. The announcements came on Wednesday, after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and the chairs of Samsung Electronics and SK…
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October 1, 2025
Exxon Mobil Corp said that it expects to reduce the number of employees in Singapore from 10 to 15 percent and relocate its office to its Jurong facility by the end 2027 as part of global restructuring efforts. Exxon announced plans to expand its Singapore operations after the U.S.
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October 1, 2025
China's Coast Guard held a National Day Flag-raising Ceremony on a Ship in the Waters Off the Disputed Scarborough Shoal. They pledged to "stand guards" over the atoll. It is a major flashpoint of diplomatic flare-ups, and maritime conflicts with the Philippines.
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September 30, 2025
Blue Whale Materials announced on Tuesday that it had begun commissioning its Bartlesville (Oklahoma) lithium-ion batteries recycling facility. The company expects it to be fully operational in a year. The facility is just one of many under construction in Oklahoma. This rural U.S.
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September 30, 2025
The Italian Defence Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Italian navy would stop following the international aid flotilla once it reached a distance of 150 nautical miles (278 kilometers) from the shore. The Global Sumud Flotilla is a group of over 40 civilian boats…
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September 30, 2025
Alparslan Bayraktar, the Turkish Energy Minister, said that he and Dongfang Electric Corporation of China had discussed plans to build in Turkey a wind-turbine facility for $250 million with a capacity of 2 gigawatts. Bayraktar stated on X that…
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September 30, 2025
Aster Chemicals & Energy, a Singaporean company, announced on Tuesday that it will invest $125 million in upgrading its pipeline and single buoy mooring infrastructure near Bukom Refinery. In a press release, the refiner said that Allseas Engineering and DOF were awarded these contracts…
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September 30, 2025
According to the EU maritime mission Aspides and its operator, the Dutch flagged cargo ship Minervagracht, was on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden, Tuesday. A day earlier, it had been hit by an explosive that injured two sailors and forced them to evacuate.
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September 30, 2025
According to Kpler's and LSEG's ship tracking data, a liquefied gas (LNG), tanker carrying cargo from Russia sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Project berthed in China's Beihai Terminal on Tuesday. The Chinese terminal will receive its seventh cargo from the Arctic LNG 2 Project…
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September 30, 2025
According to Tuesday's slides, TKMS, a defence division that will be spun off from German conglomerate Thyssenkrupp in the near future, has a payout rate of 30 to 50 percent of its net profit. It also plans to pay out its first dividends to shareholders by 2027.
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September 29, 2025
Ambrey, a British maritime security company, reported on Monday an attack against a general cargo ship flying the Dutch flag 120 nautical miles south-east of Yemen's port of Aden. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said also that military authorities had reported that a ship…
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September 26, 2025
Lockheed Martin announced on Friday that its subsidiary Sikorsky has won a contract worth nearly $11 billion from the U.S. Navy for up to 99 CH53K King Stallion helicopters. The defense company stated that this is the largest aircraft order ever.
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September 26, 2025
Data released by the Mexican state company Pemex late Thursday night showed that it exported 500,203 barrels of crude oil per day (bpd), a drop of 32% compared to last year, despite its refineries processing slightly more. Pemex is trying to…
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September 26, 2025
Two traders said that around 40 Argentinean soybean cargoes had been registered for export during the export tax suspension this week, most of which were headed to China. These purchases directly impacted the U.S. prime marketing season. The two Asian traders reported on Friday that a total of 2…
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September 26, 2025
A trading executive who has direct knowledge of this deal confirmed that the Asian trading firm Cathay Petroleum had agreed to an annual marketing deal for Brazilian crude oil throughout the Asia-Pacific region on behalf of independent producer Prio.
