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Kazakhstan's KMG offers BGN for up to 520,000 tonnes of CPC Blend each month

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 31, 2025

Kazmunaigaz, a subsidiary of Kazmunaigaz Group (KMG), awarded Geneva-based BGN up 520,000 metric tonnes per month of CPC Blend in an auction for supply until 2025. Sources say that KMG sold CPC Blend Oil sourced from Tengizchevroil - an operator…

Norway Police arrests ship on suspicion Baltic Sea cable damage

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 31, 2025

Norwegian police announced on Friday that they arrested a Norwegian vessel with a Russian crew, on suspicion of causing damage to an optical cable in the Baltic Sea. Tromsoe police, in Tromsoe city, north of Norway said that the arrest was made at the request by Latvian authorities.

Jordan bids up to 120,000 t of feed barley for traders

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 30, 2025

European traders reported on Thursday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is February 5. Traders…

What aircraft was involved in the mid-air crash that occurred in Washington DC

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 30, 2025

Officials said that an American Airlines regional passenger plane and a U.S. Army Black Hawk chopper crashed into the icy Potomac River on Wednesday night after colliding in midair near Reagan Washington National Airport. The Sikorsky UH-60…

RIA reports that the Russian nuclear icebreaker suffered damage to its hull lining in Arctic.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 28, 2025

The lining of a Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker was damaged while it freed a vessel trapped in Arctic waters. This was reported by the state news agency RIA on Tuesday. The vessel Fifty Years of Victory was said to be operating normally,…

Jordan has 6 bidders in the 120,000 T wheat auction, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 28, 2025

Initial assessments indicate that six trading companies have participated in the international bid on Tuesday by Jordan's state grain buyer for 120,000 metric tonnes of wheat. Participants were believed to include Viterra, Cereal Crops Ameropa Buildcom CHS Al Dahra.

In Libya, protesters disrupt oil loading at Ras Lanuf and Es Sidra ports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 28, 2025

Five engineers at the facility said that local protesters stopped the loading of crude oil onto tankers in the ports of Es Sidra and Ras Lanuf, Libya, on Tuesday. In a letter addressed to the state-run National Oil Corporation of the country last week…

Wall Street Journal, Jan 28,

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 28, 2025

These are the most popular stories from the Wall Street Journal. These stories have not been verified and we cannot vouch their accuracy. The cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin has pleaded guilty to allegations that it was operating as a money-transmitting company without a license in the U.S.

Moldovan PM: EU has provided 30 million Euros for Transdniestria gas supply

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 27, 2025

Moldovan Prime Minster Dorin Recean announced on Monday that the European Union would provide 30 million euro ($31.5million) for the purchase and transportation of natural gas into Transdniestria - the region which has broken away from Moldova.

Russia's Ryzan oil refinery stops operations after drone strikes, sources state

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 27, 2025

late last week, two market sources informed Reuters on Monday. They said oil storage at the refinery had actually been set ablaze. Among damaged equipment were a railway loading rack and a. hydrotreater unit utilized to get rid of impurities from improved. products.

French wheat exports fall due to poor crop, Algerian spat and Russian rivalry

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 27, 2025

France is facing its worst wheat exports for decades due to a rift between Algeria and the European Union, a slump in Chinese demand, as well as a poor harvest. The French farmers who protested in the beginning of this year against falling incomes…

Philippines suspends South China Sea Survey after China's "harassment"

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 24, 2025

The Philippines announced on Saturday that it had suspended its scientific survey of the South China Sea following "harassment and aggressive behavior" by China's coastguard and navy. Manila and Beijing are involved in a series escalating clashes over the disputed waters of South China Sea.

China claims Philippines sent supplies to warship in disputed atoll

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 24, 2025

China's coastguard said that the Philippines sent a civilian ship to deliver supplies to its warship, which was "illegally anchored" on Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. In a press release, the coast guard said that it "questioned"…

Trump's tariffs threaten to hit a major Chinese port ahead of the holiday season, causing congestion.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 24, 2025

This week, exporters rushed to load and ship containers from Shenzhen’s Yantian Port - one of the largest container ports in the world - before an eight day Lunar New Year break and ahead of potential U.S. duties on Chinese products. Yantian…

German-Indian joint venture emerges as the sole bidder for India's $5 billion submarine deal

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 23, 2025

According to a stock exchange filing, German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp, along with its Indian partner, has cleared field trials in order to build six advanced conventional subs for the Indian Navy. An Indian defence source claimed that their potential competitor…

Jordanian traders claim that they will buy up to 120,00 T of feed barley.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 23, 2025

European traders reported on Thursday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. Price offers must be submitted by Jan. 29, 2019. Traders had expected a new announcement after Jordan's previous tender of 120…

Traders say that Thailand is believed to have passed a 195,000 T feed-wheat tender.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 23, 2025

European traders reported on Thursday that a group of Thai importers is believed to be the ones who rejected all bids and did not purchase any animal feed wheat in an international auction for up to 195,000 tons which ended on Wednesday. Prices were considered too high.

Trump declares Yemen's Houthis a "foreign terror organization"

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 22, 2025

The White House announced that U.S. president Donald Trump re-designated Yemen’s Houthi Movement, known officially as Ansar Allah as a “foreign terror organization” on Wednesday. The Biden administration had imposed harsher economic sanctions…

Yemen's Houthis complimentary team of Galaxy Leader after over a year, Al Masirah television reports

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 22, 2025

Sea coast, Houthiowned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday. Palestinian militant group Hamas. Council as saying. car provider's owner Galaxy Maritime. Houthi forces at sea on Nov. of war in Gaza. agreement. criminal activities and siege of the Gaza Strip, he said.

Jordan has 7 bidders in the 120,000 T wheat auction, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 21, 2025

Initial assessments indicate that seven trading companies have participated in the international bid on Tuesday by Jordan's state grain buyer for 120,000 metric tonnes of wheat. Participants are believed to include CHS, Cargill Al Dahra Cereal Crops Trading Buildcom Ameropa.