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US to send Caribbean strike survivors abroad instead of detention in the POW style

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 18, 2025

Four U.S. officials said on Saturday that the Trump administration was moving to send two survivors from a strike in the Caribbean on Thursday to another country, rather than putting them in military detention. The nationalities of two detainees could not be determined definitively.

US to send Caribbean strike survivors abroad instead of detention in the POW style

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 18, 2025

Four U.S. officials said on Saturday that the Trump administration was moving to send two survivors from a strike in the Caribbean on Thursday to another country, rather than putting them in military detention. After the attack on the semi-submersible vessel suspected of illegal drug trafficking…

Container imports into the busiest US port complex dropped 7% in September

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 17, 2025

Port executives reported that September imports at the busiest U.S. port complex fell 7.3% compared to the previous year. This was due to rising prices caused by President Donald Trump’s changing tariff policies, and the early stockpiling of goods to avoid these duties.

Trump claims Venezuelan President Maduro "doesn’t want to play around" with the US

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 17, 2025

Donald Trump stated on Friday, amid an escalating conflict between Washington and Caracas, that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro did not want to "fuck" around with the United States. Trump's remarks followed a report citing three sources that said the U.S.

Sources say that US Navy warships are holding survivors of a Caribbean vessel strike, which was struck by a US Navy warship

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 17, 2025

Three sources with knowledge of the situation said that the U.S. military was holding two survivors on a Navy vessel after they rescued them from a suspected drugs vessel in the Caribbean, which had been hit by an American strike that also killed two other people.

State Dept. says that Chinese sanctions against Hanwha US shipbuilding units are meant to 'coerce South Korea'.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 16, 2025

The Chinese sanctions on U.S. Hanwha Ocean affiliates this week are intended to undermine South Korea's cooperation with the United States and "to force" Washington's Asian allies, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department on Friday.

US official: US strikes again in Caribbean, but there are survivors

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 16, 2025

A U.S. official revealed that the U.S. Military carried out a new attack on Thursday against a suspected drugs vessel in the Caribbean. In what seemed to be a world first, survivors were among the crew. The official who spoke under anonymity…

Daewoo begins building Turkmenistan fertilizer plant, official says

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 16, 2025

Daewoo Engineering & Construction, a South Korean company, has started work on a $780 million project in Turkmenistan. Local television reported that Turkmenistan’s President Serdar Berndymukhamedov was present at a ceremony to mark the opening of the plant.

Algeria purchases about 400,000 tonnes of durum wheat at tender, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 16, 2025

European traders reported on Thursday that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC purchased approximately 400,000 metric tonnes of durum wheat at an international auction which ended on Wednesday. Algeria often purchases more than the nominal 50,000 tons sought in the tender.

Qatar reduces December al-Shaheen term oil price amid excess supply sources say

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 16, 2025

QatarEnergy, a state-owned company, has cut the price of al-Shaheen oil loadings in December by more than one year, according to several sources in the trade. The market was hampered by an abundance of Middle Eastern crude oil. Sources said…

South Korea's MFG purchased another 70,000 tonnes corn in a private deal, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought about 70,000 tons of animal feed in a private deal without issuing a tender on Wednesday, European traders reported. The corn could be sourced from South America, the United States or South Africa.

South Korea's MFG purchased 68,000 tons corn in a private deal, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought 68,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Wednesday in a private transaction without holding an international tender. The estimated cost and freight was $234.80 per ton plus an additional $1.50 for port unloading.

Bangladesh receives offers to purchase 50,000 tons of rice in tender, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

The traders estimated that the lowest price in Bangladesh's tender to buy 50,000 metric tonnes of rice, which closed on March 23, was $355.99 per metric ton CIF. They said that offers are still being considered, and no purchases have yet been reported.

Jordanian traders claim that Jordan has only one bidder in the 120,000-ton barley tender.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

According to traders, only one trading firm is believed to have participated in the international bid on Wednesday by Jordan's state grain buyer to buy up to 120,00 metric tons animal feed barley. Trading house Bunge was thought to be the participant.

South Korea's KFA purchases approximately 131,000 tons of corn, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

European traders reported that the Korea Feed Association (KFA), a South Korean organization, purchased approximately 131,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn at an international auction on Wednesday. The KFA was seeking up to 136,000 metric tons.

Bangladesh receives offers to purchase 50,000 tons of rice in an auction, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

Traders said that the lowest price in Bangladesh's tender to buy 50,000 metric tonnes of rice, which closed on Tuesday, was $355.99 per metric ton CIF. They said that offers are still being considered, and no purchases have yet been reported.

South Korean mills purchase about 50,000 tonnes of wheat from the US

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

European traders reported that a group of South Korean mills purchased an estimated 50,000 tons of milling grain to be sourced in the United States at an international auction on Wednesday. The 45,000 tonnes of Canadian wheat that was also requested were not believed to have been purchased. The U.S.

South Korea's KFA offers up to 136,000 tonnes of corn, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

European traders reported on Wednesday that the Korea Feed Association of South Korea (KFA) had issued an international tender for up to 136,000 tons animal feed corn. Also, the deadline for submitting price offers to the KFA Incheon section's tender is Wednesday, October 15th.

Jordan Issues a tender to Buy Up to 120,000 Metric Tons of Wheat

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

The state grain buyer of Jordan has announced an international tender for up to 120,000 tons of milling whey that can come from optional origins. The deadline to submit price offers for the tender is October 21, 2010. The traders had expected a new announcement after Jordan's previous tender of 120…

Taiwan's MFIG purchases about 65,000 tons corn from US traders, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on October 15, 2025

European traders reported that the MFIG group of Taiwan bought approximately 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn, which was expected to come from the United States during an international auction on Wednesday. They said that the yellow corn was bought at a premium estimated to be 173.32 U.S.