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February 11, 2026
Initial 'assessments' by traders indicated that the lowest price offered in the first round - for the tender to import 255,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley from Turkey - was $266.20 per ton c&f. The traders said that no purchase had yet…
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February 12, 2026
Ukrzaliznytsia, the state-owned railway company, said 'on Thursday that grain shipments into Ukrainian ports have remained below 'last year levels despite an increase since?February. Analysts and officials say that the Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports…
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February 12, 2026
Wabtec, a manufacturer of locomotive parts, forecasted a 2026 profit that was above Wall Street expectations on Wednesday as higher locomotive deliveries drove a'strong demand' for its products. According to LSEG, the?Pittsburgh-based?company's?expected…
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February 12, 2026
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri announced a partnership on Wednesday with the 'deep-tech company, 'Generative Bionics' to develop a humanoid robot that will work alongside its workers in shipyards. Fincantieri’s shipyard in Genoa, Italy, will begin testing the robot by 2026.
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February 12, 2026
The UK Development Finance Agency and Canada's second largest?pension funds have suspended new investments?with global port operator DP World due to alleged ties between DP World's chief executive and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This has increased pressure on the Dubai based firm.
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February 12, 2026
A government source confirmed that the Italian cabinet had approved a bill authorizing?naval blocksades during times of "exceptional pressure" on the country's border. This is part of a broader?tightening?of measures against irregular arrivals.
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February 12, 2026
Autopsy results show that the majority of 15 Afghan migrants killed last week off the Greek island of Chios when their dinghy collided a coast guard vessel died from head injuries and not drowning. The February 3 collision, one of the deadliest migrant incidents in Greece in recent years…
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February 12, 2026
The state grain board of Turkey, TMO, has purchased?255,000 metric tons?of animal feed barley?in a?international tender?on Wednesday. The lowest estimated price was $266.20 per ton, cost and freight included. TMO's tenders include provisional…
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February 12, 2026
Initial assessments by traders indicated that the lowest price offered in the first round tender of the 'Turkey state grain board TMO for the purchase and import of 255,000 metric tons of animal feed barley was $266.20 per ton, cost and freight included.
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February 11, 2026
Data from traders, LSEG, and calculations on Wednesday showed that ultra-low-sulphur fuel loadings at the 'Russian port Primorsk' may fall by 17% in February compared to last month, due to a 'lower fuel production and harsh Baltic weather, which disrupts supplies.
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February 11, 2026
The Turkish president Tayyip Erdoan will host the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks on Wednesday, likely focusing on'migration and long-standing maritime disputes as NATO allies try to warm up ties. Last week, 15 migrants died…
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February 11, 2026
German submarine manufacturer TKMS announced a record-breaking $22 billion backlog of orders on Wednesday. They also raised their 2026 sales forecast, citing a surge in demand for warships during a period of increasing geopolitical tensions.
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February 10, 2026
Analyst GMK Center reported on Tuesday that Ukraine's iron ore exports in January fell by 34.4% on a year-over-year basis to?2,05 million metric tons. GMK Center expects Ukraine's iron ores exports to drop by 5% - to 29 million tonne - this year.
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February 10, 2026
Creative director Marco Balich said that the opening ceremony for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy was a complex show, staged at four different locations. Its length could be attributed to the exuberance and fervor of the athletes.
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February 10, 2026
Marsa Maroc, Morocco’s leading port operator said that it had signed a deal on Tuesday with Liberia’s ports authority, to manage the port of Monrovia from the first half of 2026. Marsa Maroc International Logistics will perform rehabilitation work…
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February 10, 2026
The government announced on Tuesday that Britain had'secured' a record amount solar power through an auction which offered guaranteed electricity prices to renewable projects. It is aiming to achieve its clean energy goals and reduce costs.
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February 10, 2026
Egypt announced on Monday plans for a?new 1 billion marina, hotel, and?housing?development on the Red?Sea?in a move to boost the tourism industry in the region. Ahmed Shalaby said that construction on the "Monte Galala Towers & Marina" project…
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February 10, 2026
As tensions grew between Washington and Tehran due to Iran's nuclear program, the United States provided new guidance for commercial vessels that transited the Strait of Hormuz. This is a major?shipping route? for Middle East oil. Iran has in the past threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
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February 10, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker traveling from or to Venezuela after pursuing it in the Caribbean. Hegseth said in a post on X that "overnight, U.S. The U.S. stepped up its blockade of vessels going to or from Venezuela…
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February 9, 2026
The International Organization for Migrants (IOM) reported on Monday that 53 migrants, including 2 babies, are dead or missing following a rubber-boat capsize off the coast Libya. IOM, citing survivors, said that the boat left Zawiya Thursday and then flipped off Zuwara Friday.
