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Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Sharply Increases Grain Sales Abroad

As of June 1, 2025, the domestic wheat market held a total stock of 7.3 million tons, marking a 16.4% increase compared to the same period in the previous year.…

LNG

Italy’s Biggest LNG Terminal Poised for Capacity Upgrade

Italy’s Terminale GNL Adriatico is set to begin maintenance and capacity expansion at its liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern Adriatic Se…

Portugal

Portugal Plans $4.6 Billion in Port Investments by 2035, Mostly Private

On Wednesday, Portugal’s government launched a 4 billion euro ($4.6 billion) initiative to upgrade its major ports over the next 10 years. Private companies wi…

China

COSCO Rolls Out 14‑Vessel Shipbuilding Push at Domestic Yards

COSCO Shipping Development, the financing division of COSCO Shipping, has initiated a significant shipbuilding program, commissioning 14 new vessels at Chinese …

Metal

International Graphite Signs Agreement for Graphite Facility in Germany

International Graphite, in collaboration with Norway’s Arctic Graphite and Graphite Investment Partners (GIP), has announced plans to establish an expanda…

Brazil

ANEC Expects Brazil’s Soybean Exports in July 2025 at 12.11 Mln Tons

The Brazilian National Association of Grain Exporters (ANEC) forecasts Brazil’s soybean exports for July 2025 at 12.11 million tons, a slight decrease from the…

Wind Farm

Scotland Grants Offshore Consent for 100MW Salamander Wind Farm

The Scottish government has granted Section 36 consent and marine licenses for the 100 MW Salamander wind farm, advancing the development of floating offshore w…

Power Construction

Ireland to Invest €3.5 Billion in Electricity Grid Infrastructure

Ireland has announced a €3.5 billion investment to upgrade its electricity grid infrastructure, aiming to support a future powered by renewable energy. The…

Metal

Vulcan Energy Receives $122M in Grants for Lithium Project

Vulcan Energy has obtained €104 million ($121.8 million) in grants to support its Clean Lithium for Battery Cell Production project (Li4BAT), a key compone…

Wave Energy

CorPower Ocean Wins €40M for VianaWave

CorPower Ocean has received a €40 million grant from the EU Innovation Fund to develop VianaWave, a 10MW pre-commercial wave energy farm off the coast of n…

Solar project

South Africa Approves Six Solar Projects Totaling 1,290 MW

The South African government has greenlit six solar projects under the seventh bid window of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Program…

Peru

Gilat Wins $60M Peru Contract From Pronatel for High-Speed Digital Inclusion Project

Gilat Satellite Networks, through its subsidiary Gilat Perú, has secured contracts worth approximately $60 million from Peru’s National Telecommuni…

United States

MARAD Announces $8.75 Million in Grants to Revitalize U.S. Shipyards

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has allocated $8.75 million in grants through the Small Shipyard Grant program to enhance U.S. shipyards. The initiativ…

France

Veolia to Equip France’s Largest Treated-Wastewater Reuse Project

The Albères-Côte Vermeille-Illibéris Community of Municipalities (CCACVI) and Veolia Water Technologies have initiated a wastewater reuse pr…

Electric Vehicle Charging

Less Than 400 EV Charging Ports Built Under $7.5 Billion U.S. Infrastructure Program

As of April 2025, U.S. states have constructed 384 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports across 68 stations in 16 states under federal infrastructure programs va…