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March 31, 2026
Ship tracking data on Kpler showed that a cargo of WTI 'Middleland Crude' was headed for Greece, the first time since a little over four years. The U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, and the reduced traffic through Strait of Hormuz, have disrupted trade and reduced output in the region.
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March 31, 2026
The chief executive of a 'offshore gas' project said that Romania has hampered further offshore gas exploration by not auctioning new?"blocks" on Tuesday. There are estimated 200 billion cubic meters of gas in the Black Sea, which will help…
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March 30, 2026
Interfax News Agency reported that the Russian tanker Anatoly Kolodkin arrived in Cuba on Monday, carrying a humanitarian shipment of about '100,000 tons of crude oil. The ship is expected to unload its cargo in the port of Matanzas. LSEG ship…
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March 30, 2026
Agro-Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation, a?state-owned company in South Korea. European traders reported that on Monday, they had purchased 11,110 metric tons of 'rice' 'expected to be sourced from United States. The other volumes sought in the international tender were not purchased, they said.
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March 30, 2026
The Gulf stock markets fell in early trading on Monday after Yemen's Houthis attacked Israel?overnight, further escalating U.S. and Israel conflict with Iran -and its proxies - in the Middle East. Donald Trump, the U.S. president, said that…
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March 29, 2026
After a 'week-long ordeal, which has put its survival into doubt, a young humpback named Timmy was struggling to find its way?out of shallow bays near the Baltic coast in Germany on Sunday morning. Timmy's plight, which is estimated to be 12-15 metres long…
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March 28, 2026
The Greek coastguard said late Friday that 22 migrants had died after spending six days on a rubber boat off the coast of Greece. A 'Frontex European Border Agency vessel' rescued 26 people off the island of Creta. The rubber boat passengers…
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March 28, 2026
According to LSEG 'and Kpler' ship tracking data, two liquefied petrol gas?tankers BW Elm & BW Tyr are currently crossing the Strait of Hormuz on their way to India. Iran announced this week that non-hostile vessels could transit the waterway if coordinated with?Iranian officials.
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March 28, 2026
Maersk, a Danish container shipping company, has temporarily suspended?its operations?at the Port of Salalah in Oman. This was due to a security incident which occurred on Saturday morning. The shipping giant released a statement saying that all Maersk crew were safe and accounted.
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March 27, 2026
Houthis, who are Iran-aligned in Yemen, said they were "ready" to intervene militarily on Friday if other countries join the United States and Israel's war against Iran or if the Red Sea is used to launch attacks against the Islamic Republic.
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March 27, 2026
Asda's boss said that the U.S. and Israeli 'war on Iran' has caused a spike in demand for fuel, resulting in temporary?shortages? at some of their forecourts. Fears of higher prices and supply disruptions from the conflict are driving motorists to fill up more often.
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March 27, 2026
The Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced on Friday that it had signed an agreement with Elliott Investment Management, and appointed five new directors in a major board reshuffle. Elliott Investment Management - one of the largest shareholders…
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March 27, 2026
The government announced on Friday that Norway will increase its defence expenditures by 115 billion crowns (about 11.87 billion dollars) between now and 2036 to compensate for the rising costs of military equipment. According to the government…
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March 27, 2026
According to a recent report from the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, China has deployed obsolete supersonic aircraft converted into attack drones at six air bases near the Taiwan Strait. Satellite images of these airfields, taken from "China Airpower Tracker" in February…
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March 26, 2026
Peter Burling, helmsman of the?New Zealand?Team in America's Cup, will be aiming to oust his former team as a?driver? for 'Italian' challengers Luna Rossa. Burling won three America's Cups with New Zealand, but they parted ways last year when they couldn't agree on terms.
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March 26, 2026
KKCG Maritime, a Czech 'investment firm', raised on 'Friday its voluntary offer - to increase its % stake in Italian yacht maker Ferretti up to 203.35 million euros (234.55 millions). The revised offer, which is 3.90 euros per share, values Ferretti at 1,32 billion euros.
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March 26, 2026
Pentagon: The United States deployed drone speedboats without crews to patrol as part of its operations against Iran. This is the first time Washington confirmed the use of such vessels in a conflict. It was not previously known that the drone speedboats…
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March 26, 2026
Will Smith, the owner of an electric powerboat team and Hollywood actor, visited Angola Thursday to announce that the capital Luanda would be the venue for the E1 championship round in September. Other E1 owners include the NBA's LeBron James…
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March 26, 2026
It is an amazing team effort when a mother sperm whale gives birth. Marine biologists documented the way that multiple adult female sperm whales surrounded the mother during the birth of the whale, and then lifted the calf from the water when the newborn took its very first breath.
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March 26, 2026
Algeria's state grain agency OAIC bought around 690,000.00 metric tons milling wheat in an international tender that closed on Thursday, European traders reported. They said that the cost of a metric tonne, including freight and cost (c&f), was around $272.
