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February 18, 2026
The Port of Los Angeles is the busiest U.S. ocean gateway. Exports fell by 8% in January, to the lowest output monthly in almost three years. Seroka, after the Port of Los Angeles handled 104.297 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) of loaded export containers in January…
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February 18, 2026
European traders reported that a Tunisian state grain agency purchased?about 25.000?metric tons?of animal feeding corn from optional origins at an international auction on Tuesday. All corn?was said to be bought at a cost of $258.75 per ton, including?freight.
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February 18, 2026
European traders reported on Tuesday that Tunisia's "state grains agency" is tendering to buy 25,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn. The traders said that price offers were submitted on Tuesday, and they are still being evaluated. No purchase has yet been reported.
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February 18, 2026
The Tengizchevroil group, which operates the giant Tengiz oil field, reported to Interfax on Tuesday that the oil?production is gradually increasing after a'suspension' in January. Tengiz - which accounts for 40% of Kazakhstan's total oil production…
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February 16, 2026
Sources confirmed that India had seized three U.S. sanctioned 'oil tankers' linked to Iran this month, and increased surveillance in its maritime zone in order to stop illicit trade. This confirms a post made by Indian authorities on X earlier in February, which was deleted.
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February 16, 2026
India has taken three U.S. sanctioned tanker ships linked to Iran this month, and increased surveillance in its maritime zone to stop illicit trade. A source with first-hand knowledge of the issue said that on Monday. The source said that India…
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February 16, 2026
AML, the main mining company, is expected to produce a total of?10 millions tons by 2025. ArcelorMittal, a Luxembourg-based company, is expanding its Liberian operation. This includes a new concentrator as well as major upgrades to the rail system and ports.
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February 14, 2026
It said that the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will sell a Danube River Port in Moldova called Giurgiulesti to a neighboring Romania, as the Black Sea State seeks to increase its logistics role 'in central and southeast europe.
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February 14, 2026
European traders reported on Friday that a group of 'South Korean flour mills' purchased an estimated 50,000 metric tonnes?of milling wheat?to be sourced from the United States through an international auction. All wheat was purchased free-on-board (FOB) and shipped between June 1 and June 30.
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February 14, 2026
Oleksiy Kulba, Ukraine's deputy prime minister, said that a 'Russian drone' attack had killed one person and injured six others at a port in the Odesa region of Ukraine on the Black Sea. Kuleba stated that the infrastructure of a business was?damaged.
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February 12, 2026
Hong ?Kong's CK Hutchison said on Thursday it has ?notified Panama of an investment-protection treaty dispute after A.P. Moller-Maersk has indicated that it is willing to temporarily take over the management of 'the Balboa and Cristobal terminals.
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February 12, 2026
Initial assessments by European traders indicated that the lowest price offered in Tunisia's international?"tender" on Thursday was just under $276 per tonne, including freight and cost. It was thought that the?offer? for 25,000 tonnes had been made by Dreyfus trading house.
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February 12, 2026
Data from industry sources showed that Russia's seaborne petroleum products exports for January 2026 increased by 0.7%, compared to December, at 9.12 millions metric tons. This is due to a seasonal decline in domestic demand and high fuel production.
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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
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
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 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
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 6, 2026
Four trading sources told us that Kazakhstan's oil exports may fall as much as 35 percent this month through its main route via Russia. This is because the Tengiz oilfield, which suffered fires in January at power plants, is slowly recovering. Tengizchevroil, a consortium led by U.S.
