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March 1, 2026
Airline shares fell on Monday. Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Australia's Qantas Airlines, as well as Singapore Airlines, Japan Airlines, and Singapore Airlines all dropped more than 5%. This was after Israel and the U.S. launched strikes against?Iran over the weekend…
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February 24, 2026
Italian yacht manufacturer Ferretti announced a 6.7% increase in its core profit for the full year, as well as a 47% jump in orders of made-to measure?yachts. Last year, adjusted?earnings prior to interest, taxes and depreciation (EBITDA), a measure of earnings before interest…
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February 4, 2026
China has called the Panama court's decision to annul CK Hutchison’s contracts to operate a pair of Panama Canal ports as "absurd, shameful and pathetic" and vowed that it would defend Chinese interests. Panama's Supreme Court annulled last…
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January 31, 2026
China Southern Theater Command? has confirmed that on Saturday a?naval patrol and an?air raid was conducted around the Scarborough Shoal, in the South China Sea. The shoal lies in the exclusive economic zone of the Philippines, but China claims it as its own territory.
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January 31, 2026
China's coastguard patrolled Japan administered islands in the East China Sea almost daily last summer, the country said. It was to ensure its sovereignty over the remote, rocky island and deter Taiwan from taking a step toward independence.
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January 29, 2026
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Japan’s second largest shipping?company said on Thursday that it had agreed with PSA Singapore to form a joint venture for the development of a RoRo terminal in Singapore. The joint venture agreement will allow 'Mitsui to…
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January 27, 2026
Hitoshi Nakama, 76 years old, is a frontline defender for Japan's claim to the disputed islands of the East China Sea. He regularly avoids Chinese coast guard vessels to harvest the rich waters. Since late last year, Japanese officials have discreetly asked Nakama…
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January 23, 2026
Two industry sources familiar with the hiring said that a former Sinopec trading executive has joined Singapore commodities firm Sino Crown International to help build and lead its crude oil trading. Simon Chen or Chen Bo who was the president…
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January 12, 2026
Sources from the trade said that Vitol, Trafigura and refiners in India or China have begun discussions about Venezuelan crude oil sales for cargoes due to arrive in March. On 'Friday, global commodities traders confirmed that they had reached agreements with the U.S.
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December 17, 2025
China's defense ministry accused the Philippines of?distorting?the truth about a?incident that involved?the Chinese Coast Guard and Filipino fishermen near an South China Sea Shoal. It defended Chinese action as "reasonable" and "lawful". Manila's…
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December 15, 2025
Gilberto Teodoro, Philippine Defense Secretary, denounced on Tuesday what he called "dangerous" & "inhumane' actions of Chinese maritime forces towards Filipino fishermen in a disputed South China Sea Shoal last week. Manila's Coast Guard said…
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December 13, 2025
On Saturday, the Philippine Coast Guard said that two fishing boats suffered "significant" damage and three Filipino fishermen were 'wounded' when Chinese coast -guard ships fired water cannon on a disputed South China Sea shoal. Manila's Coast Guard said that on Friday…
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December 3, 2025
A senior Taiwan official revealed on Wednesday that China's military simulates foreign naval vessels being attacked in the Taiwan Strait, and Taiwan shares information with international partners who operate in these waters. China, which claims democratically-governed Taiwan as its territory…
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November 26, 2025
Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, a state-owned company in South Korea, purchased approximately 20,500 metric tonnes of rice, mainly from Vietnam. The international tender sought up to 78.744 tons. It closed on November 5. 20,000 tonnes will come from Vietnam, and 500 tonnes from Thailand.
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November 21, 2025
China imports unusually large amounts of crude oil, traders claim. This is to hide shipments of Iranian crude that are being transshipped off the coast of Malaysia. Market participants claim that traders have been using the tactic to sell Iranian crude as Malaysian oil for years…
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November 21, 2025
China imports unusually large amounts of crude oil, traders claim. This is to hide shipments of Iranian crude that are sanctioned and trans-shipped off the coast of Malaysia. Market participants claim that traders have been using the tactic to sell Iranian crude as Malaysian oil for years…
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November 17, 2025
According to shipping and trade data, India exported its first ever jet fuel cargo for energy giant Chevron to the U.S. West Coast, taking advantage of a rare opportunity to fill shortages in Los Angeles. Since October, U.S. West Coast Jet Fuel…
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November 15, 2025
China Coast Guard ships passed by the Senkaku Islands Sunday as part of a "rights-enforcement patrol", according to a China Coast Guard statement. This comes at a time when tensions between Japan and Beijing are rising over the remarks made by Japan's prime minister about Taiwan.
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October 31, 2025
Marilyn Hubalde remembers hearing the roar of helicopters as they swooped over the Philippines' northernmost outpost, located less than 90 miles away from Taiwan. In April 2023, Filipino and American troops converged on a cluster of 10 emerald…
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October 30, 2025
Two analytics firms report that a sanctioned LNG tanker picked up a cargo at a Russian export terminal, which was also subject to Western restrictions. The transfer appears to be the very first STS of Russian LNG sanctioned by the West, despite…
