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Sweden

Skanska Teams up With University to Coach Small Building Firms

Skanska and the University of South Florida (USF) have launched the fifth cohort of their Mentor Protégé Program, a 12-week course designed to sup…

United States

Konecranes RTGs Boost Container Handling in Alabama

The Alabama Port Authority has ordered two Konecranes Rubber-Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes for its forthcoming Montgomery Intermodal Container Transfer Facility (IC…

Cameroon

Cameroon Develops Cassava Hubs to Reduce Wheat Imports

Cameroon is promoting cassava as a wheat flour alternative to reduce imports and leverage opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). …

Nigeria

Nigeria Expected to Increase Corn and Wheat Imports

Nigeria is expected to increase its corn and wheat imports in the 2025/26 marketing year (July 2025–June 2026), driven by a stable foreign exchange rate, …

United States

X-ELIO Starts up Renewable-Power Plant to Support BASF Freeport Operations

X-ELIO, a renewable energy developer based in Madrid, Spain, has commenced operations at its Liberty Energy Project in Dayton, Texas. The project integrates 72 …

Ukraine

Ukrainian Barley Exports Almost Reached 800 Thsd Tons

As of September 26, 2025, Ukraine has exported 6.167 million tons of grain and leguminous crops in the 2025/26 marketing year (July 2025–June 2026), accor…

Metal

Wealth Minerals to Acquire Andacollo Oro Gold Project in Chile

Wealth Minerals, a Canadian mining company, has entered into a binding letter of agreement to acquire a 100% royalty-free interest in the Andacollo Oro gold pro…

Philippines

Philippines to Extend 60-Day Ban on Rice Imports

On Friday, the Presidential Communications Office announced that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed an extension of the country's rice i…

Canada

Canada Reduced Grain Exports in August

Canada’s shipments of major grain crops declined in August 2025 compared with the same month in 2024, according to data released by Statistics Canada on S…

China

Container Port Performance Index Shows Global Shocks as China Leads

Global ports have faced sustained pressure from pandemic-related disruptions, the Red Sea crisis, and Panama Canal constraints, pushing operations close to a ti…

Philippines

Philippines Is Close to Breaking Its Pork Import Record

The Philippine meat industry is gradually recovering as production and trade adapt to health and economic challenges. Pork production is projected to reach arou…

Malaysia

MISC Heralds Ammonia-Fuelled Tanker Design Incorporating Fuel Cell Technology

Malaysian shipping leader MISC and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) have secured an approval in principle (AiP) from Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) for the…

United States

CSB Issues Final Report on 2024 Ammonia Release in Virginia

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) released its final report on the July 31, 2024, anhydrous ammonia release at Cuisine Solutions, In…

Switzerland

STMicroelectronics Leads EU-Backed Starlight Project to Advance 300MM Silicon Photonics

STMicroelectronics (ST) has launched STARLight, a new EU-supported semiconductor R&D and industrialisation initiative aimed at strengthening Europe’s lead…

Metal

US Government Seeks up to 10% Stake in Thacker Pass Lithium Project

The US government is reportedly negotiating to acquire up to a 10% equity stake in Lithium Americas as part of a revision of the company’s $2.26 billion (…