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March 26, 2026
Will Smith, the owner of an electric powerboat team and Hollywood actor, visited Angola Thursday to announce that the capital Luanda would be the venue for the E1 championship round in September. Other E1 owners include the NBA's LeBron James…
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March 26, 2026
It is an amazing team effort when a mother sperm whale gives birth. Marine biologists documented the way that multiple adult female sperm whales surrounded the mother during the birth of the whale, and then lifted the calf from the water when the newborn took its very first breath.
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March 26, 2026
Algeria's state grain agency OAIC bought around 690,000.00 metric tons milling wheat in an international tender that closed on Thursday, European traders reported. They said that the cost of a metric tonne, including freight and cost (c&f), was around $272.
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March 26, 2026
European traders claim that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC bought?milling Wheat in an international bid which closed on Thursday. They said that initial purchases were reported at around $272 per metric ton, including cost and freight. Initial…
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March 26, 2026
Admiral Nicolas Vaujour said that he has recently held talks with various naval counterparts, including those from Britain, Germany Italy, India, and Japan, about the current situation in Middle East. He wrote in a letter to X on Friday that…
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March 26, 2026
A senior Iranian official said that Iran's initial reaction to the U.S. proposal, which was emailed to Pakistan,?was a characterization of it as "unfair and one-sided". He added that there might be a way forward if Washington acted with realism.
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March 26, 2026
The Crown Estate of King Charles III, which is the owner of?Britain?s seabed, announced on Thursday that it plans to?hold a new?offshore-wind leasing round during the first half next year. The Crown Estate is an independently-run, commercial enterprise that generates profit for the UK Treasury.
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March 26, 2026
The Turkish transportation minister confirmed that a drone had struck a crude oil tanker from Turkey, which was leaving Russia. This caused an explosion near the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul's Black Sea. Abdulkadir Uraloglu, the minister of transportation…
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March 26, 2026
Barclays stated on Thursday that the closure of the Strait o f 'Hormuz could lead to an estimated 13-14 million barrels of oil per day. They also noted that the disruption was massive, but the duration of it was uncertain. The bank believes…
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March 26, 2026
NTV reported that a Turkish crude oil tanker named the "Altura" was struck by a drone about '15 nautical miles (28 km) from Istanbul in the Bosphorus Strait. Its 27 crew members were unharmed. According to data from ship tracking, the vessel…
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March 25, 2026
Eduard Ruijs is the head of investment for Vitol. The company investing in this project, says that the final investment decision will be made in the Delfin LNG project, offshore Louisiana, in a few weeks or months. Ruijs said that the '13.2…
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March 25, 2026
The Government of National Unity in Tripoli (GNU) announced that the Libyan coast guard had 'begun towing' a damaged LNG?tanker, which several Mediterranean countries had warned was a risk to the environment after it drifted?unmanned? for weeks.
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March 25, 2026
European traders reported that Taiwan's MFIG buying group?bought 65,000 metric tonnes of?animal?feed corn expected to be sourced _from the United States?in an international tender held on Wednesday. The yellow corn purchased was at a premium estimated to be 199.95?U.S.
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March 25, 2026
The underwater business segment, which saw an 88% increase in revenue, was the main driver of this?fourfold? jump. The shares of the Trieste-based firm rose up to 7.5% after the results. State-controlled shipbuilder reiterated their 2026 'targets' for revenue between 9.2 and 9.3 billion euro…
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March 25, 2026
According to documents and data on shipping, U.S. suppliers shipped approximately 30,000 barrels of fuel this year to Cuba's private industry. This suggests a Trump administration plan to give the private sector a boost over state-run enterprises is in full swing.
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March 25, 2026
According to state media, an 'Iranian' military spokesman stated that the United States was negotiating with itself on a Wednesday, just a day after Donald Trump, U.S. president, said Tehran wanted to reach a deal in order to end the conflict in 'the Middle East.
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March 24, 2026
The Financial Times reported that Iran had told member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) that "non-hostile" vessels could transit the Strait of Hormuz as long as they coordinated with Iranian authorities. The U.S. and Israeli…
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March 24, 2026
?European Traders reported on Tuesday that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC had issued an international?"tender" to?buy flour milling. The tender stipulated shipment in two periods: June 1-15, and June 16-30. The traders stated that if the wheat is from South America…
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March 24, 2026
Vitol, a global?commodities?trading?house, said on Tuesday that it would increase its revenues and trade more oil by 2025 as compared to 2024. The firm reported that the trading house's turnover grew by 3.6% last year to $343 billion, with its…
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March 24, 2026
Shipping data show that Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port exported nearly 4 million barrels of crude oil per day in the past week. This is a significant increase over exports before the Iran War broke out. Saudi Aramco is working on a plan that…
