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China

TS Lines Orders Four Methanol-Ready Boxships in China

Taiwanese shipping company TS Lines has commissioned four methanol-ready containerships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Cor…

Metal

China’s Rare Earth Magnet Exports Hit Six-Month High in July

China's exports of rare earth magnets, essential for electric vehicle production, surged to a six-month peak in July, recovering to levels seen before expor…

CCS

Step Forward for Eni’s Co-Control Stake Sale in CCUS Business

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a BlackRock-affiliated infrastructure investor, has finalized an agreement with Italy-based energy company Eni to acquire …

Floating Solar

Third Pillar Partners Diamond Infrastructure for Texas Floating Solar

In Texas, U.S.-based Third Pillar Solar has teamed up with Diamond Infrastructure Solutions to develop utility-scale floating solar projects, marking a pioneeri…

Ammonia

MOL and ITOCHU to Collaborate on Ammonia Bunkering Demonstration in Singapore

Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and trading firm ITOCHU Corporation have signed a joint development agreement to conduct ammonia bunkering d…

China

India, China Agree to Resumes, Boost Business Links

On August 19, 2025, in New Delhi, India and China announced plans to resume direct flights and enhance trade and investment cooperation, marking a step toward r…

Metal

Argentina’s Gualcamayo Gold Mine Eyes $665 Million Investment Under Incentive Program

In Jachal, Argentina, the Gualcamayo gold mine, operated by Minas Argentinas, a subsidiary of the Aisa Group, is advancing a $665 million project to expand oper…

Offshore Wind Power

Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan Achieves Key Milestone

Century Wind Power has successfully delivered 21 three-legged jacket foundations for the 1-gigawatt Hai Long offshore wind project in Taiwan, marking them as th…

Battery

CIP Acquires 1GWh Beehive BESS in Arizona From EDF

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has acquired full ownership of the Beehive battery energy storage system (BESS), a 1 gigawatt-hour (GWh) project locate…

Crude Oil

China Still Storing Crude Oil Even as Refinery Runs Rise

In July 2025, China’s refineries increased processing rates but maintained a crude oil surplus of 530,000 barrels per day (bpd), driven by robust imports …

China

Wan Hai Lines Marks Eco-Friendly 13K TEU Boxship Series as Complete

On August 14, 2025, Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines named its new energy-efficient containership, WAN HAI A20, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard in…

Electric Vehicle Charging

GAC Energy Opens Charging Network to Chery Green Energy

On August 14, 2025, GAC Energy, part of China’s GAC Group, announced a partnership with Chery Green Energy, granting Chery’s new energy vehicle (NEV…

Brazil

Cargill’s Brazil Unit to Build New Corn Ethanol Plant

Cargill, a U.S.-based grain merchant, announced on Friday that its subsidiary will construct a corn ethanol plant adjacent to its sugarcane facility in Goi&aacu…

Canada

Infrared Capital Partners to Acquire Rogers Communications’ Canadian Data Centres

InfraRed Capital Partners, part of Sun Life and a global infrastructure asset manager, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rogers Communications’…

SMR

Plans for SMR Plant on Svalbard Progress

On Friday, a planning initiative for a small modular reactor (SMR) power plant in Longyearbyen, the administrative hub of Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, w…