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March 10, 2026
The British warship HMS Dragon left for the Eastern Mediterranean on Tuesday. This was more than a month after the United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran. The British government was criticized for not sending a warship sooner.
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March 9, 2026
U.S. President?Donald Trump announced that he will hold a news conference on Monday, before returning from Florida to Washington. He did not give any details as to what he planned to discuss. After the close of?US. The markets close. The news…
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March 9, 2026
European traders reported on Monday that the'state grain board TMO of Turkey has issued an international tender for the 'purchase and import 280,000 metric tons?of animal feed. The deadline for submitting price offers to the tender is March 16th, they added.
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March 9, 2026
European traders reported on Monday that the state grain board TMO of Turkey has issued a 'international tender' to?purchase and import about 175,000 tons of animal feed. TMO has also released a separate international tender to purchase and import approximately 280,000 tons of animal feed corn.
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March 9, 2026
Analysis from ship tracking?platforms Kpler?and Lloyd's List?Intelligence on Monday showed that a?Greek operated oil tanker?sailed?through the Strait?of Hormuz?with?a?cargo?of Saudi Arabian crude?and its destination listed as India. MarineTraffic data showed that the Shenlong Suezmax tanker…
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March 9, 2026
The coast guard said that at least '14 people were killed on Monday when an inflatable boat carrying migrants smashed into a Turkish Coast Guard vessel near Antalya in southern Turkey. The 'coast guard' said that the high-speed vessel?was detected…
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March 6, 2026
Shell's petrochemical complex in south China, a joint venture with China's CNOOC plans to shut down a steam breaker "soon". It has also informed domestic customers that it is unable to provide certain products. CNOOC & Shell 'Petrochemicals Company Ltd…
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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 5, 2026
European powers announced on Thursday that they will 'work together to safeguard the shipping in Red Sea, and send naval assets and other resources to protect Cyprus. The conflict has spread beyond Gulf States to the Mediterranean and even as far as Asia…
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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
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
A spokesperson for Bunge, the global grains 'trader', said that they are exploring alternative shipments routes to reduce disruptions due to conflict in the Middle East. After the?U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the Strait?of Hormuz has been disrupted…
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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
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 3, 2026
On Tuesday, President Donald Trump stated that the U.S. military had been successful in destroying many Iranian air and naval targets. He said "almost everything" was destroyed. Responding to questions from reporters, Trump said that he had…
