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January 15, 2026
The United States has taken another Venezuelan-linked tanker. Officials told the media on Thursday ahead of the meeting between U.S. president Donald Trump and Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado. This is the sixth vessel that has been targeted since mid December…
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January 15, 2026
European traders reported that a group of South Korean flour mills purchased?an estimated 50 000 metric tonne?of milling?wheat?from the United States on Thursday in an international auction. The purchase included a variety of wheat types, and all were purchased on a 'free on board' (FOB) basis.
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January 15, 2026
Oil prices have reached a three-month-high due to simultaneous geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Iran, as well as the Black Sea. This has created a dangerous environment for investors, even though a massive supply glut is still hanging over the market.
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January 15, 2026
Oil prices have reached a three-month-high due to simultaneous geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Iran, as well as the Black Sea. This has created a dangerous environment for investors, even though a massive supply glut is still hanging over the market.
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January 15, 2026
Initial assessments by traders indicated that the lowest price offered to?buy and?import 210,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley from Turkey's state grainboard TMO on Thursday was just over $259 per tonne cost and freight included. Initial assessments showed that the lowest bids were $259.25…
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January 15, 2026
Oil prices have reached a three-month-high due to simultaneous geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Iran, as well as the Black Sea. This has created a dangerous environment for investors, even though a massive supply glut is still hanging over the market.
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January 14, 2026
The U.N. Security Council asked U.N. secretary-general Antonio Guterres on Wednesday to continue providing monthly reports on any further Yemeni Houthi attacks on vessels in Red Sea, prompting Russia to taunt United States. The Russian Deputy U.N.
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January 14, 2026
The government announced on Wednesday that Bulgarian Energy Holding, a state-owned energy company in Bulgaria, will acquire a 10% share in the?oil & gas exploration rights for the?Han Asparuh Block in the Black Sea. The Council of Ministers has approved the deal…
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January 14, 2026
Cargill Agri Purina, a South Korean company, purchased 68,000 metric tonnes of 'corn on Wednesday in an international tender that sought up to 140,000 tons. The estimated cost per ton was $250.89 (c&f), plus $1.50 for port unloading. The tender only sought corn from South America or South Africa.
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January 13, 2026
Three days into the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race the fleet has already'shown their hand' -- they have committed en masse the classic southern escape. They are slipping along the African coast from the Canaries, before swinging to the west to make the long trade wind run to Antigua.
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January 13, 2026
The SailGP 'Championship' will include the Switzerland Sail Grand Prix in 2026, the racing circuit announced on Tuesday, after Lake Geneva made its debut last season. Geneva will replace Saint-Tropez on the 2026 Season Calendar, and the race is scheduled for September 19-20.
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January 13, 2026
Donald Trump, on Tuesday, told Iranians to continue protesting and said that help was "on its way", but did not elaborate whether this meant possible U.S. actions. "Iranian Patriots, KEEP PROTESTING - TAKE OVER YOUR INSTITUTIONS!!!... HELP IS COMING," Trump wrote in a Truth?Social post.
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January 13, 2026
Three sources said that Venezuela's oil company has started reopening wells it and its joint-venture partners had?shut down amid a U.S. strict embargo. Crude exports have resumed with two shipments departing on Monday. Since December, the OPEC countries' oil exports have?been almost at a standstill…
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January 13, 2026
Iran has ?released ?the Greek-owned, Marshall-Islands-flagged tanker MT St. Nikolas it seized in the Gulf of Oman in January 2024, a ?company source told on Tuesday. Source: The vessel was released on 8th January and has been at Shinas Port in Oman since 12th January with 13 crew members on board.
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January 13, 2026
Nonghyup Feed Inc., a leading South Korean animal feed manufacturer (NOFI), began buying animal 'feed corn at an international auction on Tuesday. The initial purchase was 65,000 metric tonnes. Traders said that the tender sought up to?to 207…
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January 13, 2026
European traders reported on Tuesday that the South Korean group Cargill agri - Purina had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 140,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn. Only South America and South Africa can supply it.
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January 12, 2026
According to Tanker Trackers, Iran has released the St. Nikolas tanker, which is a Greek owned Suezmax that it had seized in 2024. Iranian state media reported that Iran had seized the tanker - which was carrying Iraqi oil destined for Turkey - in revenge for the U.S.
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January 12, 2026
Maersk, a Danish shipping company, announced on Monday that one of its vessels had successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab El-Mandeb Strait. This comes weeks after the firm tested the route in anticipation of normal shipping traffic following the Gaza ceasefire.
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January 12, 2026
LSEG shipping data revealed on Monday that two China-flagged Supertankers, which were en route to Venezuela to pick up debt paying crude cargoes amidst the U.S. embargo against?the OPEC country?had made a u-turn. They are now returning to Asia. After the U.S.
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January 12, 2026
Somalia's Government announced on Monday that it was cancelling all agreements with United Arab Emirates including port deals, defence and security collaboration, and citing evidence that the UAE undermined its national sovereignty. The Council…
