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July 21, 2026
Data from sources shows that India's imports of oil from Russia, Latin America and the Middle East fell in the?April to June quarter due to the restricted flow through the Strait of Hormuz after the?U.S./Israeli attack against Iran. India, which…
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July 20, 2026
The Joint Staff of Japan reported that a Chinese destroyer was conducting live-fire exercises in the?waters to the southwest of Japan's remote?Island Okinotori early Sunday morning, while operating with Russian naval vessels. Japan's Maritime…
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July 20, 2026
India's foreign ministry released a statement late on Monday confirming that an attack on a ship leaving a southern Ukrainian port of Odesa had killed four Indians. Another was in a critical condition in the hospital. Russia hit the Golden Leo…
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July 20, 2026
Officials in Ukraine said that a Russian missile attack on a ship carrying corn near the southern Ukrainian port of Odesa has killed 10 people. This is the deadliest incident in a recent escalation of violence on the Black Sea. Russia hit the…
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July 19, 2026
Russian forces attacked an international cargo ship?in a Black Sea near?the southern Ukrainian city of Odesa on Sunday, killing at least a crew of?five, Ukrainian officials?said. The Guinea-Bissau-flagged ship had left port loaded with corn and was carrying a crew of 17 sailors from India and Syria…
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July 19, 2026
CPC said on Sunday that two oil tankers had been?attacked off the coast of Russia's Black Sea, adding that?oil loads were suspended. CPC reported that the ASIA and NISSOS-IOS tankers had been attacked during loading operations. CPC said that the ASIA tanker was attacked during loading operations.
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July 18, 2026
Kazakhstan's Energy Ministry said that the infrastructure of the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) Terminal off Russia's Black Sea coast is 'operating normally'. This comes after a drone attacked an oil tanker and caused damage on Friday. The technological infrastructure is operating normally.
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July 16, 2026
The large?crops do not automatically translate to excess supply. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, released last week, the world's grain supply and demand balance sheets are relatively…
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July 16, 2026
The production of large crops does not automatically lead to an excess of supply. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates, released last week, the?world's grain?balance sheets appear relatively…
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July 15, 2026
The European Union and Ukraine have signed a "drone agreement" to create joint projects, increase production and combine the?Kyiv expertise with EU industrial capabilities. This was announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday.
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July 15, 2026
In a Wednesday 'Telegram message, ASAP Agri, a grains consultancy, said that many shipowners have stated they are avoiding Ukrainian Black Sea ports due to 'high risk. The consultancy quoted Taras Panasyuk as saying that "Today a large number of shipowners stated?they avoided Ukrainian ports".
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July 12, 2026
A Ukrainian 'drone' struck a tanker as it entered the Azov-Black Sea Canal, according to Yuri Slyusar. The governor of Russia’s Rostov Region, said this on Sunday. Slyusar, a Telegram user, said that the fire was 'brought under?control and there…
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July 10, 2026
MOSCOW - On Friday, three sources in the grain export industry said that Russia had temporarily halted shipping through the Don Azov Channel. This is a navigable channel connecting the Don River to the Sea of Azov. This?move was in response to a Ukrainian attack against 13 Russian vessels…
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July 10, 2026
Euronext wheat rose more than 5% to a seven week high on Friday as traders expressed concern about the rumours of a 'closure of shipping in the Sea of Azov, which would disrupt exports to Russia, the largest wheat supplier to the world. Euronext's…
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July 9, 2026
Some clever people have come up with acronyms based on Mexican food to describe the disruptive and unprecedented U.S. presidential presidency of Donald Trump. TACO - Trump Always Chickens out - is an acronym that reflects the U.S. president's tendency to escalate a situation…
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July 9, 2026
We can use Mexican food to create a clever acronym to describe Donald Trump's disruptive and unprecedented presidency. TACO - Trump Always Chickens out - is an acronym that reflects the U.S. President's tendency to escalate a situation, before…
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July 8, 2026
Two?industry?sources? said that a drone attacked Chevron's Yasa Polaris?tanker used for Caspian Pipeline Consortium's shipments off Russia's Black Sea coast on Wednesday. Chevron said on Monday that it was aware of a ship incident near the Caspian?Pipeline…
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July 8, 2026
Local authorities said that Ukraine's drone attacks overnight on Russia resulted in the death of one person, and damaged numerous industrial sites, as well as two empty oil tanks. This comes amid Ukraine's ongoing campaign against Russian energy infrastructure.
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July 8, 2026
Local authorities reported on Wednesday that Ukraine's drone attacks overnight on Russia resulted in the death of a?one-person and damage to a number of?industrial sites, as well as two empty oil tanks. Roman Busargin said that a drone attack on Ukraine resulted in the death of one person…
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July 7, 2026
German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil and Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that Canada's decision to select TKMS, a German company, to build 12 submarines for their navy is good news for Germany and NATO collective security. Merz,…
