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🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
World

Experts: This is how the closure of the Strait of Hormuz will affect the world economy

Iran has announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical waterway for global oil transport, raising concerns about inflation and economic repercussions.

Mar 1 • 16:15 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

Hidrovía: there were three proposals to take over the largest bidding process of the current government

Three companies, two from Belgium and one from Brazil, have proposed bids to manage the extensive public works contract for the Hidrovía, Argentina's key waterway.

Feb 27 • 17:07 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The Government opens the bids for the privatization of the Waterway and national routes

The Argentine government is set to unveil bids for the privatization of the Paraná and Paraguay rivers Waterway and over 2,500 kilometers of national routes, critical for the country's logistics and trade.

Feb 26 • 21:44 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The largest privatization of the Milei era begins to take shape, promising investments of US$10 billion

Argentina is set to receive US$10 billion in investments through the privatization of the Vía Navegable Troncal, a critical waterway for international trade.

Feb 24 • 20:48 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Under environmental and political pressure, Lula's government postpones waterway auctions until 2027

The Brazilian government has postponed most of its waterway concession auctions to 2027 amid rising political pressures and civil society mobilizations against the projects.

Feb 24 • 15:00 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

N. Cesiulis' proposal to create a new waterway in the Nemunas River faced criticism from environmentalists

N. Cesiulis' proposal for developing a new waterway in the Nemunas River has been met with skepticism from environmentalists who question the need and safety concerns associated with the project.

Feb 23 • 10:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Navemazônia wins the 2025 ANTAQ Award in the unprecedented category of Waterway Connection

Navemazônia has been awarded the 2025 ANTAQ Award for its exceptional services covering the largest number of municipalities in Brazil in the new Waterway Connection category.

Feb 19 • 14:05 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
World

Iran fires live missiles into Strait of Hormuz as Trump envoys arrive for nuclear talks

Iran conducted live missile drills in the Strait of Hormuz, asserting its readiness to block the strategic waterway amid ongoing nuclear negotiations with U.S. envoys.

Feb 17 • 15:05 UTC
🌍 Africanews
National & Local

Benin's lovers less row-mantic as apps replace waterway rendezvous

The traditional 'lovers' channel' in Ganvie, Benin, is losing its significance as young people opt for dating apps and modern social interactions.

Feb 13 • 12:31 UTC
🇨🇳 South China Morning Post
National & Local

‘Time is ripe’: why China is eyeing another vast canal link to Southeast Asia

China is considering the construction of the Xianggui Canal, a new waterway that would connect its interior cities to Southeast Asia following the near completion of the Pinglu Canal.

Feb 9 • 01:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

VIDEO: Suspect in woman's murder tries to flee through dirty water but is captured by police with a stun gun

A 27-year-old suspect linked to the murder of Regilane Sousa was apprehended by police in Boa Vista after attempting to escape through a dirty waterway.

Feb 7 • 21:06 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Indigenous people maintain protest against the dredging of the Tapajós River and claim the government has abandoned negotiations

Indigenous protesters in Santarém, Brazil, are continuing their indefinite occupation of a Cargill facility to oppose the federal government's plan for waterway projects on the Tapajós River, which they claim has been imposed without proper negotiation.

Feb 7 • 01:00 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Lula's government suspends work on the Tapajós waterway after indigenous protests

The Lula administration has suspended the authorization for dredging the Tapajós river waterway in Pará following protests from indigenous people who were not consulted about the project.

Feb 6 • 23:40 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Tapajós Indigenous Peoples Prepare Counterproposal to Federal Government for Revocation of Decree

Indigenous groups from the Tapajós region are preparing a counterproposal to the Brazilian federal government regarding Decree 12.600/2025, which affects the Tapajós Waterway's management.

Feb 5 • 15:36 UTC
🇶🇦 Al Jazeera
National & Local

It almost turned into a disaster... Elementary school students survive a bus crash

Elementary school students were rescued from a waterway after a school bus crashed, allegedly caused by the driver falling asleep at the wheel in Sacramento County, California.

Feb 3 • 15:58 UTC
🇨🇿 iRozhlas
National & Local

The Led on the Labi closed the waterway from the border with Germany to Kunětice in Pardubice

The Led on the Labi has officially closed the waterway stretching from the German border to Kunětice in Pardubice.

Jan 14 • 10:45 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Milei measures trust in Argentina with a river concession generating 13 billion in revenue

The Argentine government reopens a competition for the management of the 1,400 kilometers of the Main Navigable Waterway after the cancellation of the previous process in February, seeking international infrastructure companies to manage one of the world's largest navigable rivers.

Jan 1 • 04:15 UTC

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