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February 12, 2026
Ukrzaliznytsia, the state-owned railway company, said 'on Thursday that grain shipments into Ukrainian ports have remained below 'last year levels despite an increase since?February. Analysts and officials say that the Russian attacks on Ukrainian ports…
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February 12, 2026
The UK Development Finance Agency and Canada's second largest?pension funds have suspended new investments?with global port operator DP World due to alleged ties between DP World's chief executive and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. This has increased pressure on the Dubai based firm.
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February 12, 2026
Autopsy results show that the majority of 15 Afghan migrants killed last week off the Greek island of Chios when their dinghy collided a coast guard vessel died from head injuries and not drowning. The February 3 collision, one of the deadliest migrant incidents in Greece in recent years…
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February 12, 2026
The state grain board of Turkey, TMO, has purchased?255,000 metric tons?of animal feed barley?in a?international tender?on Wednesday. The lowest estimated price was $266.20 per ton, cost and freight included. TMO's tenders include provisional…
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February 12, 2026
Initial assessments by traders indicated that the lowest price offered in the first round tender of the 'Turkey state grain board TMO for the purchase and import of 255,000 metric tons of animal feed barley was $266.20 per ton, cost and freight included.
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February 11, 2026
Data from traders, LSEG, and calculations on Wednesday showed that ultra-low-sulphur fuel loadings at the 'Russian port Primorsk' may fall by 17% in February compared to last month, due to a 'lower fuel production and harsh Baltic weather, which disrupts supplies.
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February 11, 2026
The Turkish president Tayyip Erdoan will host the Greek prime minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for talks on Wednesday, likely focusing on'migration and long-standing maritime disputes as NATO allies try to warm up ties. Last week, 15 migrants died…
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February 11, 2026
Initial 'assessments' by traders indicated that the lowest price offered in the first round - for the tender to import 255,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley from Turkey - was $266.20 per ton c&f. The traders said that no purchase had yet…
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February 11, 2026
German submarine manufacturer TKMS announced a record-breaking $22 billion backlog of orders on Wednesday. They also raised their 2026 sales forecast, citing a surge in demand for warships during a period of increasing geopolitical tensions.
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February 10, 2026
Analyst GMK Center reported on Tuesday that Ukraine's iron ore exports in January fell by 34.4% on a year-over-year basis to?2,05 million metric tons. GMK Center expects Ukraine's iron ores exports to drop by 5% - to 29 million tonne - this year.
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February 10, 2026
As tensions grew between Washington and Tehran due to Iran's nuclear program, the United States provided new guidance for commercial vessels that transited the Strait of Hormuz. This is a major?shipping route? for Middle East oil. Iran has in the past threatened to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
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February 10, 2026
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker traveling from or to Venezuela after pursuing it in the Caribbean. Hegseth said in a post on X that "overnight, U.S. The U.S. stepped up its blockade of vessels going to or from Venezuela…
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February 9, 2026
The survivors of the shipwreck which killed 15 Afghan migrants in Greece last week have said that their dinghy 'didn't change course or ram an coastguard vessel. This contradicts the official account given by the authorities. The shipwreck occurred on the island of Chios, and 15 people were killed.
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February 9, 2026
U.S. seaports handled 6.8% less container import volume in January than they did in the previous year, when U.S. companies rushed to import goods in order to avoid President Donald Trump's new tariffs, sending imports to a record-high for the month. Investors closely monitor U.S.
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February 6, 2026
Four trading sources told us that Kazakhstan's oil exports may fall as much as 35 percent this month through its main route via Russia. This is because the Tengiz oilfield, which suffered fires in January at power plants, is slowly recovering. Tengizchevroil, a consortium led by U.S.
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February 6, 2026
The EU barley exports may reach a decade-high this season, as the EU is able to shift a large harvest due to the brisk demand for feed overseas and the reduced competition in the Black Sea Region. The surge in demand for European "feed" barley…
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February 6, 2026
The Vietnamese authorities have chosen a newly-created subsidiary of real estate conglomerate Vingroup for the development of the first phase of a major offshore wind project in the country. Morgan Stanley-backed German renewable company PNE…
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February 6, 2026
Sugar beet planting is nearing a decade-low amid falling prices. Industry executives said this at the Dubai Sugar Conference on Thursday. Sugar consumption in Western Europe and America is decreasing due to increased taxes on sugary drinks, increasing health concerns…
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February 6, 2026
The Panamanian president, Jose Raul Mulino, said 'on Thursday' that the concession contracts for operating?two ports operated by Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings over a period of nearly?three _decades would "never" be given to a single firm.
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February 6, 2026
France's de-facto ambassador to Taipei, speaking of voyages that regularly enrage China, said Thursday that foreign countries are not provoking China by their naval missions in the Taiwan Strait, but rather asserting international laws. Beijing claims sovereignty over Taiwan and views the narrow…
