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UniBoAT – University of Bologna crowned overall winner at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
MONACO, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- After four intense days, the Yacht Club de Monaco concluded the 12th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge. Uniboat-University of Bologna Argonauts Team, supported by Sanlorenzo, was crowned overall...

At the Yacht Club de Monaco, a discussion on alternative fuels for the future of the maritime sector
MONACO, July 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Exploring the potential of alternative fuels in the maritime sector. During the days of the 12th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (1-5 July), at the Alternative Fuels Conference on Friday morning, different...

The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge enters a new era with AI on board
MONACO, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Forty-two teams, twenty nations, 29 universities and more than one thousand students involved. These are the numbers of the 12th edition of the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge (1-5 July), the event dedicated...

Yachting: A summer of events at the Yacht Club de Monaco
MONACO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As is tradition, the Yacht Club de Monaco brought together its members for the annual summer cocktail — an opportunity to welcome new members and present the club’s key projects, in the presence of its...

Yachting: Yacht Club de Monaco receives RYA accreditation
MONACO, June 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A major recognition for the Yacht Club de Monaco: through its training centre, La Belle Classe Academy, and its Sports Section, the club has received official accreditation from the Royal Yachting...

Jane Hartley Elected Board Chair of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Washington, DC, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace announced that Jane D. Hartley will be the new chair of the board, following her recent election. Hartley succeeds Catherine James Paglia, who...

Monaco: at the Yacht Club, Blumorpho pushes maritime finance forward, 'No time to waste'
MONACO, June 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The ecological transition of the maritime and port sectors has reached a critical inflection point. In a high-level working session held at the Yacht Club de Monaco, innovation met finance to chart a clear...

Yachting: Casiraghi triumphs in the Solent, Yacht Club de Monaco now eyes the Admiral’s Cup
MONACO, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pierre Casiraghi has claimed victory at the helm of ‘Jolt 6’ in the British IRC National Championship, overcoming fierce competition in the challenging waters of the Solent. The regatta, held in Cowes as...

Koceila Chougar to Launch International Exhibition Program After Art Basel 2025 Debut
MONTE-CARLO , MONACO, June 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Franco‑Algerian painter Koceila Chougar (b. 1985, Tizi‑Ouzou) will embark on a multi‑city exhibition schedule in 2026–2027 after unveiling new large‑format works at Art Basel 2025. His...

Yachting: in Monaco, the Sea Index sets the course for ecological transition
MONACO, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In the heart of the Mediterranean, where luxury yachting meets the pressing demands of environmental responsibility, Monaco is positioning itself as a frontrunner in sustainable maritime innovation. This...

Yachting: with ‘Malizia Explorer’ the Yacht Club de Monaco launches science onto the high seas
TURIN, Italy, June 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This is not just a boat, it’s a message. On Friday 6 June 2025, in the waters of Monaco’s harbor, 'Malizia Explorer', the new scientific research sailboat from Team Malizia, was officially...

Shell second quarter 2025 update note
The following is an update to the second quarter 2025 outlook and gives an overview of our current expectations for the second quarter. Outlooks presented may vary from the actual second quarter 2025 results and are subject to finalisation of...

Safe Bulkers, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares; 8.00% Series D Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares
MONACO, July 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared: a cash dividend of...

Costamare Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend on Its Preferred and Common Stock
MONACO, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Costamare Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: CMRE) has declared cash dividends of US $0.476563 per share on its 7.625% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”)...

Safe Bulkers Announces Annual Meeting of Stockholders
MONACO, June 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that its Board of Directors has called an annual meeting of the...

Statement on the Cabinet meeting of Wednesday, 25 June 2025
A. Issues in the environment 1. National Dialogue 1.1 70 Years of the Freedom Charter 1.1.1 On this day, 70 years ago viz. 26th of June 1955, more than 3000 delegates from various racial and social backgrounds, gathered in Kliptown, Johannesburg...

Shift in Luxury Ownership: Fractional Supercar Co-Ownership Gains Momentum Among Global UHNWIs
Wealthy individuals turn to asset-backed co-ownership of supercars as a smarter, service-backed alternative to sole ownership, with growth led from Switzerland. ZURICH, ZURICH, SWITZERLAND, June 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Fractional...

Second Central Asian regional simulation-based training strengthens joint response to human trafficking
Over 130 practitioners from Central Asia and Türkiye gathered this week at Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, for a five-day regional simulation-based training exercise on combating trafficking in human beings. The training was opened by Nurlanbek...

MENA Blue Finance Think Tank Catalyses Action on Ocean Resilience and Blue Finance at UNOC3
High-level event in Monaco launches region-first roadmap for regenerative blue economies and ocean health across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) MONACO, MONACO, June 9, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- In the lead-up to the Third United...

UN and Partners Join Forces to Advance a Transformative Financial Architecture for the Ocean
Monaco/New York, 8 June 2025 – A collective ofUnited Nations agencies and global partners today launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance —a bold new effort to unlock billions in new financing from ocean-dependent industries and blue...