UK Plans Six Amphibious Warships in New Golden Age of Shipbuilding
The UK government detailed an ambitious plan to expand the Royal Navy highlighting that it calls for up to 28…
New York Will Invest $95M to Expand Brooklyn and Staten Island Port Ops
The City and State of New York along with the authorities that oversee port operations announced a $95 million plan…
Pioneering Crab Boat F/V North American Sinks at the Pier
On Tuesday morning, a well-known Bering Sea crab fishing vessel sank at a pier on the Lake Washington Ship Canal…
Australian Government Budgets Pilot Program for Three Merchant Ships
Contained within Australia’s massive $764.6 billion (US$506 billion) decade-long defense budget for 2024-2025 is this first allocation for the creation…
NYK, Tsuneishi and Drax Study Biofuel Bioship Design for Bulkers
A new study is getting underway exploring the development of a biomass-fueled bioship, which would be the first of its…
India’s coal import rises 8% to 268 MT in FY24
India’s coal import rose by 7.7 per cent to 268.24 million tonne (MT) in FY24 driven by softness in seaborne…
Japan offers to buy 121,516 tons food wheat via tender
Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) is seeking to buy a total of 121,516 metric tons of food-quality…
Brazil’s coffee exports jump 61% in April
Brazil’s total exports of green coffee leaped nearly 61% year-over-year in April, rising to 3.90 million 60-kg bags, industry group…
Foreign investment in Germany reaches new record
Foreign companies announced record levels of new investment in Germany last year despite the economic downturn and high energy prices,…
Big-name funds pile into real estate debt as banks retreat
Some of the world’s largest investors are making deeper inroads into lending to commercial property, as they snap up market…