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July 20, 2026
Italy's Prime Minster Giorgia meloni announced on Monday that Portugal has decided to purchase three frigates from Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri. She hailed the 'deal' as a boost for Europe’s defence industry. FREMM fregates are multi-purpose…
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July 20, 2026
Chicago wheat reached new two-year heights on Monday, as disruptions in Black Sea shipments was feared. Russian and Ukrainian attacks against grain ports and vessels continued. However, the attacks then declined as they did not appear to be as intense as last weekend.
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July 20, 2026
China's coast guard said that a Philippine crew "attacked Chinese law staff with?"paddles and sticks" on Monday during an encounter with Chinese law personnel in the South China Sea. Manila had accused Chinese personnel of aggressively hitting one of their navies in the head with a wooden baton.
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July 20, 2026
On?Monday, the Philippines accused Chinese coast guards of hitting one of their?navy?staff with a wooden bludgeon in the head during an encounter on the South China Sea. It described the incident as part of China's "clear pattern" of hostile and provocative behaviour.
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July 20, 2026
Warning signs are flashing in the global oil refinery industry. As conflicts in the Middle East, Russia and other energy markets ripple across the globe, the supply chain of products that fuel the global economy is increasingly stressed. Benchmark…
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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 20, 2026
Warning signs are flashing in the global oil refinery industry. As conflicts in the Middle East, and Russia spread through the energy markets, the supply chain of products that fuel global economies is being put under increasing stress. Benchmark…
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July 20, 2026
Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday as disruptions in Black Sea shipments continued the upward trend. As crude oil prices rose on the back of escalating U.S. - Iran attacks, soybeans reached a new two-month-high. One trader in Singapore said…
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July 20, 2026
Taiwan Coast Guard officials and data indicate that Taiwan has detected an increase in Chinese activity on its island, particularly around its coast guards and research vessels, since June. This prompted Taipei, to simulate Chinese escalations, to conduct drills off the pacific coast.
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July 19, 2026
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Monday that two oil tankers had 'exploded' and 'become immobilized after trying to transit what they described as a dangerous southern route through the Strait of Hormuz. They claimed the U.S. Military had encouraged them to use this passage.
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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 18, 2026
Police reported that a male diver suffered injuries in a shark attack on Saturday off the coast of Tasmania. This is just the latest of a series of shark attacks occurring in Australian waters. A 31-year old man was diving around 50 meters (164 feet) off the coast of Tasmania's Bruny Island…
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July 17, 2026
Analysts said that U.S. soybean futures rose above $12 per bushel again on Friday, as soyoil?surged nearly 3% to reach a six-week peak on the back of rising demand for biofuel?feedstock. Support was provided by recent U.S. sales of soybeans to China and other countries.
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July 17, 2026
U.S. The U.S. Ambassador to Italy Tilman Ferritta arrived on his superyacht in the lagoon of Venice, attracting protests against the policies of President Donald Trump and increased security. Fertitta is a 'billionaire entrepreneur' appointed by Trump.
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July 17, 2026
Shipping data shows that only three commodity ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz Thursday. This is the lowest number of transits since last May. Most vessels halted or made U-turns in response to recent Iranian attacks against vessels and a resumption of the U.S. ban on Iran-related shipping.
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July 17, 2026
The company said in a?statement?on?Friday that the Cai Mep terminal in Vietnam, owned by Atlantic Gulf & Pacific LNG (AG&P LNG), had begun supplying?regasified liquefied?natural gas to the largest gas-fired?generation?complex of the country. The Singapore-based AG&P LNG unit, a U.S.
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July 17, 2026
The Electrical Trades Union reported on Friday that the majority of BHP high-voltage power network workers in Western Australia's Pilbara Region have supported strike action. This is a 'escalation' of labour unrest less than a week after hundreds?of BHP iron ore mine workers walked out.
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July 17, 2026
North Korean state-run media called South Korea "a puppet" on Friday following its participation in an exercise in the maritime led by?the U.S. They said Seoul and Washington were responsible for any "unpredictable" escalation in?the area. KCNA…
