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April 9, 2026
Although President Donald Trump said that the proposals from Tehran would be a basis for negotiations, they remain deeply divided over key issues. Both sides are sticking to their competing demands to end the war. The fate of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz…
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April 9, 2026
European traders reported on Thursday that South Korean flour mills purchased an estimated 90,000.?metric tons?of milling wheat?to be sourced from the United States in a?international?tender held on Wednesday. The purchase was higher than the earlier estimate of 50,000 tonnes.
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April 9, 2026
Descartes Systems Group, a provider of supply -chain technology, said Thursday that U.S. container import volumes dropped 1.1% from the previous year in 'March. Last month, U.S. ports handled 2,353,611 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units), which is the standard measure of container volume.
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April 9, 2026
French Foreign Minister Jean Noel Barrot stated on Thursday that the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States should also cover military actions in Lebanon. He added that France had condemned Israel's "massive strikes" of Wednesday.
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April 8, 2026
European traders reported that a group of 'South Korean flour mills' bought 'an estimated 50,000 metric tons of milling wheat from the United States at an international auction on Wednesday. The purchase included?several wheat types? and all were purchased on a FOB basis.
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April 8, 2026
Hapag-Lloyd expressed cautious optimism on Wednesday about the prospects of resuming shipping in the Strait of Hormuz after a?two-week 'ceasefire' agreed by?the U.S.?and Iran. However, it said that normal traffic across its entire network would not resume for at least six to eight weeks.
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April 8, 2026
On Wednesday, U.S. president Donald 'Trump' said that the United States will assist in boosting shipping traffic through the Strait o f?Hormuz. Trump agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire of two weeks with Iran, less than two hours prior to his deadline to Tehran for reopening the strait.
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April 7, 2026
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the President of Ukraine, said that Ukraine is taking part in consultations on the Strait o f 'Hormuz. He also added that Ukraine has maritime expertise which could be useful in Asia. Kyiv sent a group of specialists to…
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April 6, 2026
According to a document from the company and data about shipping, on Monday, an Indian refiner Reliance Industries unit commenced loading a cargo of Venezuelan crude oil that was 'directly purchased from state-run energy company PDVSA. Caracas…
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April 2, 2026
The Russian foreign ministry reported that Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov discussed safety of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz with Iran's Foreign minister Abbas Araghchi by telephone on Thursday. The statement posted on the website…
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April 1, 2026
France's Navy Chief said that China may 'at some point' have to take a more direct role in re-establishing?traffic flows? through the Strait of Hormuz, because its number of ships is probably insufficient. "We have not seen the Chinese navy intervene to reopen this strait.
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April 1, 2026
Shipping analysts and traders reported that the number of oil tankers available along the U.S. Gulf Coast had dropped sharply over the past few weeks as Asian and European refiners, cut off from Middle Eastern supplies, have purchased vessels to import fuel and oil from the United States.
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April 1, 2026
The disruption of shipping routes due to the Iran War has caused a halt to tea exports and farmers' incomes. George Omuga said that since March 1, losses have been accumulating at a rate of $8 million per a week. Omuga said that the conflict in the Middle East had a negative effect on this auction.
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March 30, 2026
Interfax News Agency reported that the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin arrived in Cuba on Monday, carrying a humanitarian shipment of about '100,000 tons of crude oil. The ship is expected to unload its cargo in the port of Matanzas. LSEG ship…
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March 30, 2026
The Gulf stock markets fell in early trading on Monday after Yemen's Houthis attacked Israel?overnight, further escalating U.S. and Israel conflict with Iran -and its proxies - in the Middle East. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that…
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March 27, 2026
Houthis, who are Iran-aligned in Yemen, said they were "ready" to intervene militarily on Friday if other countries join the United States and Israel's war against Iran or if the Red Sea is used to launch attacks against the Islamic Republic.
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March 27, 2026
The government announced on Friday that Norway will increase its defence expenditures by 115 billion crowns (about 11.87 billion dollars) between now and 2036 to compensate for the rising costs of military equipment. According to the government…
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March 27, 2026
According to a recent report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, China has deployed obsolete supersonic aircraft converted into attack drones at six air bases near the Taiwan Strait. Satellite images of these airfields, taken from "China Airpower Tracker" in February…
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March 26, 2026
Pentagon: The United States deployed drone speedboats without crews to patrol as part of its operations against Iran. This is the first time Washington confirmed the use of such vessels in a conflict. It was not previously known that the drone speedboats…
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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.
