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October 5, 2024
The 12 women who will be sailing the AC75s this weekend in the first Women's America's Cup have never sailed the AC75s that their male counterparts use. They aim to change that by the time of the next America's Cup by showing off their racing…
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October 4, 2024
Ben Ainslie, of Britain, has finally achieved his goal of competing for the America's Cup. The America's Cup is the oldest trophy of international sport. The 47-year old Briton, who is the most successful Olympic sailing sailor in history, has been aiming for the "Auld Mug"…
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October 4, 2024
Euronext wheat fell for a second consecutive day on Friday. It was further down from its three-month highs, as traders took profits and concerns about tight Black Sea supplies subsided. December wheat traded on Paris' Euronext closed 1.5% lower at 228.75 euro ($250.53) per metric ton.
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October 4, 2024
Euronext wheat fell for a second consecutive day on Friday. It was further down from its three-month highs, as traders took profits and concerns about tightening Black Sea supply subsided. The December wheat price on Paris' Euronext fell 2.2% to 227.25 Euros ($249.16)…
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October 4, 2024
Britain won their first America's Cup Final in 60 years, beating Italy on Friday. They will now face New Zealand off Barcelona later this month. Eight sailors aboard the British AC75 foiling boats celebrated loudly after crossing the finish line to win the Louis Vuitton Cup Series over Italy…
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October 4, 2024
In response to an earlier report this week regarding a direct contract for monthly wheat supplies, Egypt's state grain buyer stated on Friday that it is fully committed to disclosing all deals or tenders completed by the authority. The General…
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October 4, 2024
European traders reported on Friday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is October 9. Jordan's failure to purchase 120…
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October 3, 2024
Shipping shares fell across Asia Friday, after U.S. port operators and workers reached an agreement to end the strike at docks on the East Coast and Gulf Coast much sooner than expected. Evergreen Marine, Wan Hai Lines, and Yang Ming Marine…
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October 3, 2024
The price of European wheat fell on Thursday, after reaching a record high in three months this week. Traders analyzed a series of reports that cast doubts over Black Sea export supplies. The December wheat price on Paris' Euronext closed 0.6% lower…
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October 3, 2024
This week, the winner and runner up of the America's Cup E-Series had the chance to test their sailing skills on an actual AC40. New Zealanders Liam Dimock (14), who won the America's Cup virtual series with the nickname "eSailingCentral", and Robbie Wooldridge (19)…
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October 3, 2024
Dylan Fletcher has become accustomed to winning with the smallest margins. The sailor, who won Britain's Olympic gold medal in the men's skiff by a few centimetres at the 2021 Medal Race is now within one point of clinching the first America's Cup tilt for his country in 60 years.
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October 3, 2024
On Thursday, Colonel Molatelo Motau of SADC's mission in Democratic Republic of Congo announced that 40 people were rescued and 23 bodies recovered following a boating accident on Lake Kivu. Video seen by showed the boat tipping sideways and then capsizing in calm water.
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October 3, 2024
In the wake of a recent strike in U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast ports, olive oil exporters from Spain, the largest producer in the world, warned that there were no viable alternatives to reach the lucrative U.S. market. Asoliva, the Spanish association of olive oil producers and exporters…
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October 3, 2024
The Belgian law that restricts the export of low-quality fuels, and financial constraints on the part of Nigerian importers are making it difficult for buyers in Northwest Europe to sell gasoline to West Africa. They will have to look at other…
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October 3, 2024
The Planning Ministry announced on Thursday that Egypt's GDP grew by 2.4% during the fourth quarter 2023/24, bringing its annual growth to 2.4%. This is down from the 3.8% growth rate a year ago. The Planning Ministry attributed this slowdown to geopolitical tensions…
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October 3, 2024
Kazakh officials announced on Thursday that Kazakhstan had halted its grain exports to Russia. They also said they asked Moscow to prove the claims of having violated plant health rules, which Moscow cited as the reason for a ban on imports and transits of Kazakh grain.
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October 3, 2024
A local official reported that at least 60 people died after a boat capsized in northern Niger State, Nigeria. The boat was carrying mostly women and young children who were returning from a religious celebration. Jibril Abdullahi Muregi said…
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October 3, 2024
Chicago wheat futures slowed down in the early hours of trading on Thursday after reaching 3-1/2-month highs, as supply concerns were sparked by a drought in Russia's top producer and a drone strike on a Ukrainian port. Corn futures were close to their three-month high…
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October 2, 2024
Two sources who have direct knowledge of this matter said that Egypt's state grain buyer had agreed to one of its largest direct wheat contracts for monthly supplies between November and April. One source said that the wheat would be delivered to the General Authority for Supply Commodities…
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October 2, 2024
Britain put pressure on Italy to challenge for the America's Cup by winning two close races in "knife-edge" sea conditions on Wednesday. The British team was just one point away from winning the Louis Vuitton Cup first-to-7 series. Both AC75…
