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December 29, 2024
State media KCNA reported on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un celebrated the completion a new fish farming facility in the east and called for the development of rural areas. This was amid concern over the chronic economic problems.
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December 29, 2024
Authorities in Moldova's. separatist Transdniestria region on Sunday cut off gas products. to numerous state institutions as a deal enabling Russian gas to. transit through Ukraine concerns an end at the close of the. year. The cutoff was enforced 2 days before the transit deal runs.
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December 26, 2024
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egyptian president, said that the Red Sea events and regional challenges will cost Egypt $7 billion in revenue from the Suez Canal by 2024. Sisi, in a statement without giving any details, said that Egypt lost 60% of its canal revenues between 2024 and 2023.
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December 26, 2024
According to LSEG, a sanctioned LNG-tanker named "Mulan", that approached Novatek’s SAAM FSU floating store facility in Murmansk in December 21, is now sailing around Northern Europe on its way towards Port Said, Egypt. The vessel should arrive at its destination by January 6, 2025.
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December 25, 2024
The owner of the Russian cargo vessel Ursa Major, which sank into the Mediterranean Sea on Wednesday, said that the ship was a victim of an "act of terrorism". This statement came from the state news agency RIA. Two of the 16 crew members were reported missing after an explosion in the engine room.
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December 23, 2024
( VGO) exports in November, according to traders and LSEG information. according to Reuters computations based upon LSEG data. products. million loads. million loads. according to market sources. refining feedstock swimming pool as more affordable alternative to Urals crude. also in China. Canal.
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December 21, 2024
Both pilots were forced to evacuate after the U.S. military accidentally shot down one its fighter planes over the Red Sea on Sunday morning. U.S. Central Command released a statement saying that both were rescued with one suffering minor injuries…
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December 20, 2024
The Israeli military claimed that it did not intercept a Yemeni missile which fell early Saturday morning in the Tel Aviv/Jaffa region. According to the ambulance service, 14 people suffered mild injuries. The ambulance service reported that…
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December 20, 2024
Sources and LSEG shipping information showed that a second shipment of 54,000 metric tonnes of Russian wheat, out of the 430,000 Egypt purchased in September, left the port at Novorossiysk last Friday. The Russian agricultural watchdog confirmed…
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December 19, 2024
Two sources familiar with this matter said that the Black Sea CPC blend oil exports via Caspian Pipeline Consortium's (CPC) pipeline will remain at 1,43 million barrels per days (bpd) for January, the same as the plan from December. Sources…
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December 17, 2024
On Tuesday, traders reported that Bangladesh's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of 50,000 metric tonnes of rice. The deadline to submit price offers is January 1. According to the Agriculture Ministry, floods…
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December 17, 2024
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 Viterra, Ameropa Cereal Crops, and Buildcom.
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December 17, 2024
The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan News Agency reported on Tuesday that Iran will auction off two seized oil tanks involved in oil smuggling. Mizan quoted a judiciary official saying that "Two oil tanks Sagha 2... and Ariana... would be sold at the auction".
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December 16, 2024
On Tuesday, the mayor of Taiwan’s capital city told Chinese officials that he wanted peace and less "howling of ships and planes" around the island. He said dialogue is better than confrontation. China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory…
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December 16, 2024
Denys Schmyhal, Ukrainian Prime Minister, said that a deal to allow the transit of Russian Gas through Ukraine would not be extended past the end of this year as certain European countries intensified their search for supplies. Shmyhal wrote…
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December 16, 2024
Denys Schmyhal, Ukrainian Prime Minister, said Monday that a deal to allow the transit of Russian Gas through his country will not be extended past the end of this year. Shmyhal wrote on Telegram after speaking with Slovak Prime Minster Robert…
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December 16, 2024
The EU's crop-monitoring service reported on Monday that cereal fields are in general good condition in Europe after a mild, dry spell helped them recover from an autumn soggy. However, grain belts near the Black Sea lack hardiness for the winter.
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December 16, 2024
Analysts report that the Northwest European imports for residual fuel oil in November were at their highest level in three years. This was due to a rush to replenish the scarce supply of high sulphur fuel oils (HSFO). The Amsterdam-Rotterdam-Antwerp (ARA) area…
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December 16, 2024
In a Monday statement, the EU Commission announced that it had adopted a fifteenth package of sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This included tougher measures towards Chinese entities, and more vessels of Moscow's shadow fleet. The total number of vessels listed has increased by 52…
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December 16, 2024
In a Monday statement, the EU Commission announced that it had adopted a fifteenth package of sanctions for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This included tougher measures towards Chinese entities, and an increase in vessels from Moscow’s shadow fleet.
