minerals


Sunday, September 20, 2026
Port of New Orleans
Ports

Deluge Of Copper Arriving In US Leaves New Orleans With Logjam

By Yvonne Yue Li, James Attwood and Julian Luk Sep 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –There’s nothing outwardly remarkable about the journey of the Nord

September 20, 2026
Total Views: 2499

Tuesday, May 26, 2026
HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) enters Pearl Harbor in preparation for RIMPAC 2018
News

Quad Nations Launch Fiji Port Plan, Critical Minerals Pact Amid China Tensions

NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and

May 26, 2026
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Trump Launches $12 Billion Minerals Stockpile to Counter China
News

Trump Launches $12 Billion Minerals Stockpile to Counter China

President Donald Trump is set to launch a strategic critical-minerals stockpile with $12 billion in seed money, a bid to insulate manufacturers from supply

February 2, 2026
Total Views: 1040

Wednesday, December 3, 2025
A rendering of Davie Defense's “American Icebreaker Factory," a planned $1 billion transformation of the historic Gulf Copper shipyard in Galveston, Texas
Shipbuilding

Davie Defense Closes Gulf Copper Acquisition, Joining U.S. Arctic Shipbuilding Ranks

Davie Defense has completed its acquisition of Gulf Copper & Manufacturing Corporation’s shipbuilding assets in Galveston and Port Arthur, Texas,

December 3, 2025
Total Views: 2916

Monday, October 27, 2025
Workers transport soil containing rare earth elements for export at a port in Lianyungang
News

China Analysts Expect US to Ease Export Curbs for Magnet Relief

Chinese analysts expect the US to dial back new export control rules targeting thousands of Chinese firms when presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump meet this

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 783

trump meeting with President xi in china after g20 summit
News

US, China Talks Sketch Out Rare Earths, Tariff Pause for Trump and Xi to Consider

Top Chinese and U.S. economic officials on Sunday hashed out the framework of a trade deal for U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping

October 27, 2025
Total Views: 983

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
copper smelter in Chile
Shipping

Copper-Laden Ships Race to Reach US Ahead of Trump’s 50% Tariffs

At least four ships carrying copper are trying to reach US ports before August to get ahead of planned import tariffs on the metal. The shipments represent the

July 23, 2025
Total Views: 1427

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Copper Traders Rush Metal to Hawaii to Capture Mega Tariff Trade
News

Copper Traders Rush Metal to Hawaii to Capture Mega Tariff Trade

Copper traders racing to get cargoes into the US are looking to shift deliveries into Hawaii and Puerto Rico to cut shipment times, as Donald Trump’s plan

July 9, 2025
Total Views: 1880

Saturday, June 28, 2025
The Panama-flagged bulk carrier ship. August 20, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne/
Shipping

First Quantum Starts Shipping Stockpiled Copper From Panama Mine

By Julian Luk and Jacob Lorinc Jun 27, 2025(Bloomberg) –First Quantum Minerals Ltd. has started shipping stockpiled copper from its stalled mine in

June 28, 2025
Total Views: 2250

Sunday, April 13, 2025
Greenpeace activists protest against deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem, in Manzanillo
Offshore

Trump Plans Order To Enable Critical Metals Stockpiling

By Subrat Patnaik Apr 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –US President Donald Trump’s administration is planning an executive order to allow the stockpiling of

April 13, 2025
Total Views: 3881

Saturday, December 23, 2023
Polar Star at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska
Offshore

US Claims Huge Chunk of Seabed Amid Strategic Push For Resources

By Danielle Bochove (Bloomberg) –The US extended its claims on the ocean floor by an area twice the size of California, securing rights to

December 23, 2023
Total Views: 26934

Saturday, November 18, 2023
Cobre Panama mine owned by First Quantum Minerals in Donoso. REUTERS/Aris Martinez
Ports

Panama Port Blockade Keeps Supplies From First Quantum Mine

By Elida Moreno PANAMA CITY, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A ship with supplies for Canadian miner First Quantum’s unit in Panama was unable to dock as

November 18, 2023
Total Views: 3537

Sunday, October 22, 2023
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan signing deal with DP World. Photo credit DPWorld.
Ports

Tanzania Signs Deals With DP World To Operate Dar Es Salaam Port

DAR ES SALAAM, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Tanzania on Sunday signed agreements with Dubai state-owned ports operator DP World to operate part of

October 22, 2023
Total Views: 1119

Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Greenpeace activists confront the deep sea mining vessel Hidden Gem.
Offshore

Norway’s Aker BP May Explore for Seabed Minerals

OSLO, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Norway’s second-largest listed oil and gas company, Aker BP, said it would consider applying for licenses to mine

September 20, 2023
Total Views: 1036

Sunday, March 12, 2023
Cobre Panama mine owned by First Quantum Minerals in Donoso. REUTERS/Aris Martinez
Ports

Panama Gives Canada’s First Quantum Go-Ahead To Operate Port Terminal

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s Maritime Authority has lifted a suspension on First Quantum Minerals’ operations at the port of Punta

March 12, 2023
Total Views: 3453

Monday, April 26, 2021
copper smelter in Chile
Ports

Bulk Copper Prices Soar During Chile Port Strike

In Chile, a group of port workers this week began protests against the government’s pandemic relief policies, threatening near-term supplies and contributing

April 26, 2021
Total Views: 1387

Friday, October 24, 2014
mt6022 kleven
News

De Beers Commissions Offshore Diamond Exploration Ship

More than $7 billion has been invested into the search for diamonds since 2000 according to De Beers Group. Much of that has been focused in places such as

October 24, 2014
Total Views: 206

Wednesday, January 22, 2014
grasberg mine
News

Freeport to Defer Indonesian Copper Exports Amid Permit Delay

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., the largest publicly traded copper producer, will defer the equivalent of about a 10th of monthly sales of the metal until

January 22, 2014
Total Views: 70

Saturday, January 11, 2014
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
News

Freeport Halts Indonesia Copper Exports Ahead Of Mineral Export Ban

U.S. mining giant Freeport McMoRan Copper and Gold Inc halted its copper exports from Indonesia, less than an hour before a controversial mineral export ban

January 11, 2014
Total Views: 96

Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Carnival announces newbuild hat trick – And you thought YOUR cruise was expensive?
Uncategorized

Carnival announces newbuild hat trick – And you thought YOUR cruise was expensive?

Carnival’s newest ship, Carnival Breeze, is to debut in June 2012. Image courtesy Carnival Carnival Cruise Lines announced today that it will be building

August 3, 2011
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