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United States

NCDOT Awards $182M Contract for Hampstead Bypass Completion

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has awarded a $182 million contract to S.T. Wooten for the construction of the final section of the Hamp…

Hydrogen Transport

Corinth Pipeworks Confirms Offshore Pipeline Readiness for 100% Hydrogen

Corinth Pipeworks, the steel pipe division of Cenergy Holdings in Greece, confirmed the suitability of its materials for transporting 100% hydrogen in offshore …

Nuclear Power Plant (NPP)

US Loan Disbursements to Recommission Michigan Nuclear Plant Top $83 Million

Holtec International received the fifth installment of a loan guarantee from the U.S. Department of Energy to support the restart of the 800-megawatt Palisades …

Crude Oil

China’s July Crude Oil Imports up 11.5% Year-On-Year

China’s crude oil imports in July 2025 increased by 11.5% compared to the same month last year, reaching 47.2 million metric tons, or 11.12 million barrel…

Metal

Rio Tinto Says No Economic Incentive for Green Steel in Australia

Rio Tinto, a major mining company, expressed concerns about the feasibility of establishing a "green iron" sector in Australia to support decarbonization effort…

Coal Trade

China July Coal Imports Fall 23% on Ample Domestic Supply

China's coal imports in July 2025 dropped by 23% compared to the previous year, reaching 35.61 million metric tons, according to data released by the Genera…

Vietnam

Vietnam Overtakes Thailand as World’s Second Largest Rice Exporter

The Thai Rice Exporters Association reported that Vietnam surpassed Thailand to become the world’s second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025,…

Sweden

Port of Helsingborg to Launch Its First Onshore Power Supply for Boxships

The Port of Helsingborg in Sweden is set to construct its first onshore power supply (OPS) facility for container vessels, aligning with its goal to eliminate f…

Hydrogen Project

Statkraft Seals Land Deal for Its Hydrogen Project in Shetland

Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft has secured a lease from the Shetland Islands Council to develop its Shetland Hydrogen Project 2, marking progress …

China

China Extends Probe on Imported Beef in Respite for Global Suppliers

On Wednesday, China’s commerce ministry announced a three-month extension to an ongoing investigation into beef imports, now set to conclude by November 2…

Geothermal Power Project

Germany Moves to Fast-Track Geothermal Energy Projects

On Wednesday, Germany’s cabinet approved a draft law to accelerate the development of geothermal energy projects, supporting the country’s ambition …

Singapore

Singapore Tugboat Becomes ‘Nation’s First’ to Earn Biofuel-Ready Status

Marina Offshore, a Singapore-based towage services provider, has retrofitted its 2012-built tugboat, Marina Zanite, to become the first vessel of its kind in Si…

Ukraine

Ukraine Port Grain Complex Has New Ownership

Lavanda Spectrum has acquired the controlling assets of the former Olimpex Coupe Grain Terminal, now renamed Lavanda Terminal, at the Port of Odesa, Ukraine, in…

China

Construction Starts on Chinese Pure-Electric Cable Laying Vessel

ZTT Submarine Cable & System, a Chinese company, has started construction on an advanced, fully electric cable-laying vessel (CLV) to support offshore wind proj…

Green Hydrogen

Four Zeros and Vergia Join Forces to Advance UK Green Hydrogen Portfolio

Four Zeros Energy and Vergia, a company backed by Swiss Life Asset Managers, have partnered to develop and finance a series of green hydrogen projects across th…