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April 17, 2026
Four energy sources reported that 'Iraq resumed its southern oil exports Friday, after a halt of more than a month caused by disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. One tanker has begun to load crude. Iraqi ports & energy sources…
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April 8, 2026
According to LSEG and a shipping source, Glencore, a commodities trading firm, has chartered a Supertanker 'to load Middle Eastern crude oil for Asia. This is likely the first 'oil tanker destined for this route since the ceasefire of the U.S.Iran war.
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October 14, 2025
Radiant World, an Indian commodity trader, has hired Liam Brown and Louis McCauley to expand its industrial and precious-metals trading business. McCauley previously worked for Citi, Credit Agricole, and Goldman Sachs, and Brown traded industrial metals.
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March 24, 2025
On April 1, an LNG tanker will arrive in Canada to cool down the LNG Canada plant in Kitimat (British Columbia), which is considered to be the final step before production of supercooled gas begins at the plant. The delivery is scheduled for early April.
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October 14, 2024
According to sources in the shipping and trading industries, a large shipment of French wheat will be loaded for Thailand later this month. This is a rare shipment that will help boost French exports to Southeast Asia. Sources said that a ship…
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July 23, 2024
The Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation in Singapore (GCMD) announced this week that it had completed the final trials of biofuels for ships, with German container company Hapag-Lloyd as well as energy giant BP. The GCMD started an 18…
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July 23, 2024
Yemen's Houthi Rebels damaged and destroyed a container ship flying the Singapore flag with two missiles Friday, as they intensified their attacks against global shipping in response to Israel's Gaza War. The Houthis, who are aligned with Iran…
