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April 9, 2025
Two people familiar with the decision confirmed it on Wednesday. The purchase is a deterrent to rival China's growing naval presence in Indian Ocean. The people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to media, said…
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April 9, 2025
China's Coast Guard said Thursday that it allowed a Philippine civil vessel to deliver supplies to a warship illegally grounded at Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. In a press release, the coast guard said that it had questioned and…
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April 9, 2025
European traders reported that Jordan's state grain purchaser purchased approximately 60,000 metric tonnes of animal feed barley on Wednesday in an international bid seeking up to 120,00 tons. The trading house Olam was reported to have purchased…
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April 9, 2025
Sources and shipping data indicate that China will receive approximately 3 million metric tonnes of U.S. soya beans in April-May. This is despite the new tariffs on American goods, which are set to choke off China's biggest U.S. import. Four…
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April 9, 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 any origin, European traders reported on Wednesday. The deadline for submitting price offers to the tender is April 15th.
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April 9, 2025
Ahn Duk Geun, South Korea's minister of trade and industry, said that the potential for cooperation with Washington on the shipbuilding front is "a very important card" when negotiating with the U.S. about its tariffs. U.S. president Donald…
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April 8, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told reporters in Panama on Tuesday that the United States would retake the Panama Canal back from Chinese influence. Hegseth promised to intensify security cooperation with Panamanian forces after talks with the government of Panama.
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April 8, 2025
U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer informed lawmakers on Tuesday that the proposed multimillion dollar fees for Chinese-built vessels docking at U.S. port may not be implemented in full and they might not be cumulative. Greer said at a…
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April 8, 2025
The EU border agency announced on Tuesday that it was reviewing twelve cases of possible human rights violations committed by Greece. This included some allegations that migrants were pushed across the border, a practice which Athens had already been criticised for in European court.
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April 8, 2025
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will get a closer look at the Panama Canal as he begins a rare trip to Central America, a nation that is still uneasy about President Donald Trump’s threats to take the canal back. Hegseth is the first U.S. Defense Secretary to visit Panama in decades.
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April 7, 2025
Two sources reported on Monday that the Black Sea CPC blend oil exports were reduced to 1.6 millions barrels per day (or 6.2 million tons) from 1.7million bpd as outlined in the preliminary plan. Caspian Pipeline Consortium exports Kazakhstan's and Russia's crude oil via the Black Sea.
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April 7, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that the state-backed Agro Fisheries & Food Trade Corporation of South Korea has published international tenders for the purchase of about 80,000 tons metric tonnages (tonnages) rice. The deadline for submitting price offers to tenders is April 15, 2019.
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April 7, 2025
The companies announced on Monday that Huntington Ingalls, a U.S. military shipbuilder, and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries of South Korea have signed an agreement exploring opportunities to increase production for commercial and defense projects.
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April 6, 2025
Ukraine's officials reported that three women were injured, and several fires started in the aftermath of a Russian air strike on Mykolaiv, a region located in southern Ukraine. Vitaly Kim, the governor of Mykolaiv, posted on Telegram that the attack…
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April 4, 2025
Pentagon announced on Friday that U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth would travel to Panama early next week, where he would participate in the annual Central American Security Conference. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell stated that Hegseth will hold bilateral meetings during the conference.
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April 4, 2025
According to a letter obtained by, Malaysia Smelting Corp. (MSC), a major tin producer in the world, informed customers that its deliveries had been affected by an explosion of a gas pipe. The state-owned energy giant Petronas operates a large gas pipeline in Puchong, on the outskirts Kuala Lumpur.
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April 4, 2025
An inquiry by the government on Friday found that a Royal New Zealand Navy ship which ran aground off the coasts of Samoa and sank last year, was doomed to failure due to several mistakes, including inadequate crew training and poor leadership.
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April 3, 2025
According to European traders, the Korea Feed Association in South Korea purchased approximately 65,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Thursday in a private transaction without launching an international tender. You can get corn from anywhere in the world.
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April 3, 2025
The Greek coastguard reported that at least seven migrants, including a boy, a girl, and two women died when their boat capsized on Thursday, off the Greek island Lesbos. A patrolling coastguard vessel detected the boat at around 2 am (2300 GMT), north of Lesbos.
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April 3, 2025
Singapore, Asia's oil hub, is expected to receive more fuel from Nigeria's Dangote Refinery in April. This follows a spike in arrivals last month. Sources said that the refinery offered to export additional residual fuel in its most recent tender, which was held this week.
