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Oman

Oman’s Wheat Production to Exceed 7,700 Tons

Omani farmers have started harvesting their 2024-2025 wheat crop, with authorities anticipating a yield exceeding 7,700 tonnes, a slight increase from the 7,500…

Metal

Auric Begins Mining at Munda Gold Mine Starter Pit in Australia

Auric Mining has started operations at the Munda gold mine starter pit near Widgiemooltha, Western Australia, with a groundbreaking event held on 10 May 2025. T…

United Arab Emirates

Al Maktoum International Airport’s Development Progresses

Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) has reported advancements in the Al Maktoum International Airport development, with key contracts awarded and others in t…

Italy

Fincantieri Achieves Its Best Ever Order Intake and Quarterly Results

Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri reported its strongest financial performance to date in the first quarter of 2025, supported by record order intake and…

Australia

Linde Engineering to Deliver Cryogenic System for Major Quantum-Computing System in Australia

Linde Engineering, based in Pullach, Germany, has signed an agreement with PsiQuantum, headquartered in Palo Alto, California, to construct a cryogenic cooling …

Metal

Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber Lithium Project in Finland Sees 17% Cost Increase

South African miner Sibanye-Stillwater has reported a 17% cost increase for its Keliber lithium project in Finland, with the estimated cost now at €783 mil…

Argentina

Argentine Pork Arrives in the Philippines for the First Time

Argentina has successfully completed its first pork export to the Philippines, a rapidly growing market ranked as the sixth largest pork importer globally, surp…

Ukraine

Ukrainian Flour Exports Exceed 60 Thsd Tons

As of May 12, Ukraine exported 36.396 million tons of grain and leguminous crops in the 2024/25 marketing year, a decrease of 6.81 million tons, or 18.7%, compa…

Crude Oil

China’s Recovery in Crude Oil Imports Is More Bearish Than Bullish

China, the world’s largest crude oil importer, reported a slight increase in imports for the first four months of 2025, reaching 11.83 million barrels per…

Hydrogen Transport

South Korea Launches $40M Program to Build World’s Largest Liquid Hydrogen Carrier by 2027

South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced on May 9, 2025, the establishment of a Public-Private Joint Promotion Team for Liqu…

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s Wheat Exports to Kyrgyzstan Doubles

Kazakhstan has significantly increased its wheat exports, with Uzbekistan emerging as the primary buyer of its new-crop grain, according to Forbes Kazakhstan. O…

Coal Trade

Indonesia Coal Exports Post Rare Decline So Far in 2025: Maguire

Indonesia, the world’s leading exporter of thermal coal, recorded a significant drop in shipments in 2025, reaching a three-year low due to reduced demand…

Oman

Oman Receives Record Shipment of Australian Wheat

The MV Vela Star docked at the Port of Salalah this week, delivering 726,815 metric tonnes of premium Australian wheat, marking the largest single wheat shipmen…

Metal

Barrick Mining Reports 61% Increase in Net Earnings in Q1 2025

Barrick Mining reported a 61% year-on-year increase in net earnings, reaching $474 million in the first quarter of 2025, up from $295 million the previous year,…

China

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping Orders Boxship Quartet

Jiangsu Ocean Shipping (JOSCO), a subsidiary of Jiangsu Port Group, has signed a contract with Jiangsu Soho Chuangke Shipbuilding in Yangzhou to construct four …