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March 6, 2026
European traders reported that Tunisia’s?grains agency? is believed to have purchased?about 100,000 metric tons?of soft wheat?and?about $50,000 tons?of durum at a?international?tender on Friday. The tender sought 125,000 tons soft wheat. This is slightly less than that.
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March 6, 2026
European traders reported that Tunisia’s state grain agency allegedly purchased about 100,000 metric tons of soft wheat and 50,000 tonnes of durum at an international auction on Friday. The tender sought 125,000 tons soft wheat. According to traders…
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March 6, 2026
Initial assessments by European traders suggest that the lowest price offered in Friday's international tender for a purchase of?around 125,000?metric tons?of soft wheat?was $271.69 per ton. This includes cost and freight. According to traders…
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March 6, 2026
According to shiptracking and two trade sources, two tankers with fuel loaded from Reliance Industries, India, that were heading?to Europe have now made a u-turn and are bound for Asia. The refiner is taking advantage of the firm margins in Asia as the Iran War is squeezing the supply.
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March 6, 2026
As buyers scramble to find replacement cargoes, more tankers are diverting their shipments towards Asia. The Middle East conflict has halted?tanker?traffic through the Strait of?Hormuz. It also disrupted the supplies of Qatar, which is the world's?second largest?seller of fuel.
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March 6, 2026
Fuel oil traders in Asia struggle to find alternative supplies as the Iran War curtails shipments through the Strait of Hormuz from Middle Eastern suppliers. This has prompted them to look for cargoes in the West. In the coming weeks, a'shortage' of Middle Eastern fuel oil will dent supply…
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March 5, 2026
Greek seafarers started a 24-hour-long strike on Thursday. They halted local ferry services as they protested about vessel crews stuck in the Gulf during the Middle East conflict. The 'Iran - conflict' threatens Gulf ports, and has already disrupted the global trade via the Strait of Hormuz.
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March 5, 2026
According to traders, analysts and sources, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates will reduce their output next if they can't export crude through the Strait of Hormuz because of the "Iran Crisis" as storage tanks fill. After six Iranian attacks on vessels…
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March 5, 2026
Sources and LSEG data show that a tanker is seen heading 'to Russia's Black Sea Port?of Novorossiysk to?"load _diesel" after the facility had suspended operations Monday due to a drone strike. According to shipping?data the Cameroon flag tanker…
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March 5, 2026
The Kremlin confirmed on Thursday that Iran has not approached Moscow to request?arms supplies. Russia condemned U.S. - Israeli strikes and demanded an immediate ceasefire. Iran signed a strategic partnership agreement with Moscow last year.
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March 5, 2026
LSEG ship tracking data showed that a 'tanker' carrying liquefied natural -gas from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 plant diverted away from the Mediterranean Sea and sailed around Africa after an attack this week which sank a'similar Russian vessel near Libya.
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March 4, 2026
Chris Wright, U.S. Energy secretary, told Fox News that the impact of 'the Iran conflict' on energy markets will be temporary. It is a'small price to pay for U.S. Military goals. The U.S., Israeli and Iranian strikes on Iran have escalated regional tensions.
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March 4, 2026
On Wednesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Russia could halt gas supplies to European markets and?move on to other more lucrative markets. According to EU officials and a document seen, the European Commission will present a proposal on April 15 to ban Russian oil imports permanently.
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March 4, 2026
In an advisory seen by. "A distress signal was received on March 3, 2026 at 8:00 pm by the commercial tanker named Arctic Metagaz. The note said that information indicates the tanker suffered sudden explosions, followed by a massive fire. The…
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March 4, 2026
Shipping sources reported that the crew of the Maltese container ship Safeen Prestige abandoned ship after it was damaged by a projectile as it sailed towards?the top of the Strait of Hormuz? on Wednesday. Vanguard, a British maritime risk management company…
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March 4, 2026
European traders reported that Jordan's state grain buyer bought?about 50,000 tons of?? animal feed??? barley? on Wednesday? in an international tender looking for up to 120,000 tonnes. According to traders, the barley was reportedly purchased…
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March 4, 2026
According to shiptracking and industry sources, an oil tanker crossed the Strait of?Hormuz Tuesday to load crude in a United Arab Emirates Port. This is a rare?journey since the?Iran war disrupted Middle East shipping. LSEG data revealed that…
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March 3, 2026
Venezuelan oil exports 'fell 6.5% from a month ago to'some 737,000 barges per day' as more shipments into the 'United States' and 'Europe' 'couldn't fully offset the 'loss' of what used to be OPEC's main market - China', according to documents and vessel monitoring data from the state company PDVSA.
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March 3, 2026
Iraq has reduced oil production by almost 1.5 million barrels per day. These cuts could increase to over 3 million bpd in a few days, as the country is running out of storage space and can't export crude oil due to the Iran Crisis. Iraqi officials…
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March 3, 2026
Trade officials reported that about 400,000 metric tonnes of Indian Basmati rice is backed up at ports and in transit and export deals are drying up as freight rates have doubled since U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on the weekend. India is the largest exporter of aromatic basmati rice in the world.
