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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.
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October 2, 2025
LSEG data on Thursday showed that at least three LNG-laden tanks appeared to have diverted from the Zeebrugge LNG Terminal in Belgium as Greenpeace activists protested against European Union imports. The second largest European importer is Russia…
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October 2, 2025
Israeli forces intercepted 40 boats, carrying foreign activists and aid to Gaza. This included Swedish activist Greta Thönberg. The incident sparked international protests and condemnation on Thursday. The cameras broadcasting the live feeds…
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October 2, 2025
According to preliminary data from ship tracking, analysts, and a refinery, fuel oil imports into the U.S. Gulf Coast reached a record high of two-and-a half years in September. This was due to an increase in cargoes coming from the Middle East…
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October 2, 2025
General Food Security Authority said Thursday that Saudi Arabia had issued a tender for the purchase of 420,000 metric tonnes of hard milling grain. GFSA stated in a press release that the delivery of wheat with a 12.5% protein content is planned for December to January.
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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.
