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United States

Skanska, Flatirondragados to Build $1BN Washington DC Rail Bridge

A joint venture between FlatironDragados and Skanska has been awarded a $1 billion contract by the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority to construct the Long Bridg…

Metal

Epiroc to Supply Underground Mine Trucks to Pucobre in Chile

Epiroc, a global mining equipment provider, has secured a Skr235 million ($24.6 million) order from Sociedad Punta del Cobre (Pucobre) in Chile for a fleet of u…

Poland

Poland. Port of Gdańsk Begins Construction of Modern Grain Terminal

On July 7, 2025, Port Gdański Eksploatacja S.A. (PGE), a subsidiary of the Port of Gdańsk Authority Group, signed an agreement with Premium Quality Care to co…

Floating Solar

Heliorec Completes O&M for 250 KW Floating Solar Plant in France

French company HelioRec has completed operations and maintenance work on its 250 kW floating solar installation located at Domaine de Cicé-Blossac, Franc…

Metal

Lancaster Resources Acquires Lake Cargelligo Gold Project in Australia

Lancaster Resources, a Canadian company, finalized the acquisition of the Lake Cargelligo gold project in New South Wales, Australia, effective June 30, 2025. T…

Japan

Softbank and Nokia Begin 6G 7GHz Outdoor Trial in Tokyo Using Massive MIMO

SoftBank, in collaboration with Nokia, launched an outdoor trial in June 2025 in Tokyo’s Ginza district to test the 7GHz band, a centimeter-wave frequency…

Wind Power Project

Ecopetrol Completes Acquisition of Windpeshi Wind Project in Colombia

Ecopetrol, Colombia’s state-owned energy company, has acquired full ownership of Compañía Wind Autogeneración, the entity managing th…

Metal

Trump Says US to Impose 50% Tariff on Copper Imports, Copper Futures Jump

On July 8, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to impose a 50% tariff on copper imports during a White House cabinet meeting. The measure aims to …

Wave Energy

Seaturns Raises €2.45 Million to Launch Full-Scale Wave Energy Demonstrator

On July 4, 2025, Bordeaux-based Seaturns, a French wave energy developer, announced it secured €2.45 million through a fundraising campaign on the LITA.co …

Serbia

Serbia Completes Key Chinese-Built Highway Section With Longest Tunnels

On July 5, 2025, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic inaugurated the final 19.56-kilometer segment of the E-763 "Milos Veliki" highway, completing the 30.9-kilom…

Netherlands

World’s First Hybrid Solar-Powered Inland Shipping Vessel Starts Work

Dutch solar technology company Wattlab and German inland shipping company HGK Shipping have introduced the Blue Marlin, the world’s first inland vessel to…

Australia

Australia Puts $2.3bn Towards Brisbane’s Olympic Infrastructure

The Australian federal government and Queensland state government have jointly committed US$2.3 billion to support the 2032 Olympic Games in Brisbane. This fund…

Japan

Rakuten Mobile Celebrates 9 Million Subscribers With 20% Store Growth

Rakuten Mobile, Japan’s modern mobile network, that its subscriber base has exceeded 9 million. The company reported a 20% year-on-year increase in new su…

United States

Dow to Close Three European Chemical Plants, Cut 800 Jobs

On July 7, 2025, Dow, a Midland, Michigan-based chemicals company, announced the closure of three upstream facilities in Europe and the reduction of approximate…

Oil & Gas Trade

US Winds Down Exports of LPG to Venezuela, Treasury Says

On July 7, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced the termination of a license permitting shipments of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Venezuela’s …