Investments

• Thursday, December 3rd 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  RRS James Clark Ross in South Georgia after seven weeks sailing

  

  The RRS James Clark Ross has arrived at King Edward Point, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, after seven weeks sailing south from the UK. For the staff disembarking at King Edward Point, this represents the culmination of a journey that started in quarantine in the UK in October to enable safe travel.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 13:45 UTC

  UK steps forward and approve Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for rollout ‘next week’

  

  The United Kingdom steps forward the United States and Europe and became the first Western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use as it announced on Wednesday a rollout of Pfizer-BioNTech’s drug from next week.

• Wednesday, December 2nd 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Navitas committed to offshore Falklands Sea Lion project farm in

  

  Rockhopper Exploration has confirmed that Navitas Petroleum remains committed to its proposed farm-in to the Sea Lion oil and gas project offshore the Falkland Islands, the company announced on its site.

• Saturday, November 28th 2020 - 08:05 UTC

  Argentine billionaire Eurnekian will erect a statue of Diego Maradona at Ezeiza airport

  

  Argentine billionaire Eduardo Eurnekian is preparing to fulfil an old promise to the late football icon Diego Maradona by erecting a statue of the player at the country’s main airport. Eurnekian, founder of Corporacion America Airports and one of the country’s top businessmen, announced the plan in a note of condolences published in newspaper La Nacion on Friday.

• Friday, November 27th 2020 - 08:38 UTC

  Italian giant shipbuilder will construct a major shipyard in Yucatán, Mexico

  

  Fincantieri, the Italian shipbuilding giant, has announced it has signed a letter of intent with the Ministry of Economic Development and Labour of the Yucatán State (Mexico) to participate in the design and construction of a shipyard located in the port of Progreso.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:30 UTC

  China competes in the dredging of Paraguay/Parana Waterway which handles 90 million tons of grains

  

  A Chinese company entered the competition to manage a section of the Paraguay-Paraná Waterway, joining four European companies seeking to win the concession to deepen the draft and provide maintenance on approximately 1,238 kilometers of the river course beginning in 2021.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Chile building its own polar vessel, Antarctica I, to replace icebreaker Oscar Viel

  

  Construction of the Chilean Navy's new polar ship at the ASMAR Talcahuano Shipyard is 35% advanced according to official information. The ship, being built under the name of Antarctica I project, will replace the Navy's current icebreaker Oscar Viel. She will perform logistic support activities for Antarctic operators, both domestic and foreign, performing tasks such as transporting people and materials, removing garbage and providing food and fuel.

• Wednesday, November 25th 2020 - 08:55 UTC

  Royal Navy in relief support operations for hurricane devastated Honduras

  

  Royal Navy helicopters have flown vital reconnaissance missions over devastated Honduras as relief operations continue in the wake of Hurricane Eta and Iota. Severe flooding and landslides following the two catastrophic storms have left millions of Hondurans displaced and isolated without food and clean water.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:16 UTC

  Brazil will sign non-binding letters of intent for Covid-19 vaccines with four companies and Russia's sovereign fund

  

  Brazil's health ministry said on Sunday it will sign non-binding letters of intent to purchase coronavirus vaccines from four companies and Russia's sovereign wealth fund, adding that any purchase will depend on the approval of the nation's regulators.

• Monday, November 23rd 2020 - 09:10 UTC

  Falklands' 26 capital program projects focused on new port and power plant, Tussac House and housing

  

  The Falkland Islands' government has released new information on the current state of the Capital Development Program, saying that progress has been good despite the disruption from Covid-19.