AMSTERDAM, Feb 23 (Reuters) – Core profits at the Port of Rotterdam rose 6.1% last year despite a slight decline in cargo turnover, it said on Thursday as Russian coal, LNG and oil were replaced by other energy sources. Europe’s largest port said throughput fell 0.3% to 467.4 million tons, but earnings before interest, taxes, … Read more
HANOI, Feb 23 (Reuters) – European manufacturers are considering investing hundreds of millions of dollars in Vietnam to build wind turbines, people familiar with the situation said as the country prepares to capitalize on its huge untapped offshore wind power potential. The Southeast Asian country is seen as a potential major player in the sector … Read more
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s executive board is looking to select a new president by early May after it was revealed last week that David Malpass would leave the top job long before his contract expired in April 2024, the bank said in a statement. posted late at night. on Wednesday. The … Read more
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – The World Bank’s executive board is looking to select a new president by early May after it was revealed last week that David Malpass would leave the top job long before his contract expired in April 2024, the bank said in a statement. posted late at night. on Wednesday. The … Read more
MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Russian fertilizer maker Uralchem-Uralkali plans to send a second humanitarian shipment of fertilizer from an EU port to Africa in March, the company said on Wednesday, this time to Kenya, following a previous shipment to Malawi. In November. The Uralchem-Uralkali Group has said it will donate more than 34,000 tons … Read more
MOSCOW, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Russian fertilizer maker Uralchem-Uralkali plans to send a second humanitarian shipment of fertilizer from an EU port to Africa in March, the company said on Wednesday, this time to Kenya, following a previous shipment to Malawi. In November. The Uralchem-Uralkali Group has said it will donate more than 34,000 tons … Read more
Feb 22 (Reuters) – Russian prosecutors on Wednesday said they were continuing a case against exiled science fiction writer Dmitry Glukhovsky, accused of publishing “false information” about Russian atrocities in the war in Ukraine. Russia has a law against opposition figures and journalists that provides for up to 15 years in prison for those convicted … Read more
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday proposed its first sale of rights to develop offshore wind power in the Gulf of Mexico, which will help the Biden administration reach its goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of wind power by the end of the decade. The Department of the Interior published an … Read more
BERLIN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Germany is unlikely to face gas shortages this winter and should stop converting floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to fixed terminals, according to a study by the economics institute DIW published by Reuters. Wednesday. In the most likely scenario, Germany will have sufficient stocks of around 87 billion cubic … Read more
SEOUL, Feb 22 (Reuters) – North Korea’s official newspaper said on Wednesday that relying on foreign aid to tackle food shortages would be tantamount to accepting “poisoned candy”, calling for economic self-sufficiency despite worsening hardship amid sanctions and lockdowns due to for the coronavirus. In recent years, the isolated country has suffered from food shortages … Read more