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July 23, 2025
The defence ministry announced that Russia began large-scale naval drills on Wednesday, involving over 150 vessels and 15 000 military personnel. These drills will take place in the Pacific and Arctic Oceans as well as the Baltic and Caspian Seas.
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July 23, 2025
According to three sources in the industry and LSEG's ship tracking data, a tanker won't load fuel as planned from India’s Nayara Energy Refinery, which is under sanctions. This vessel will be the second to alter its plans after the European Union restrictions.
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July 22, 2025
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Congress committee for strategic competition against China wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in order to express their strong support for AUKUS, a submarine project that is currently being reviewed by the Pentagon.
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July 22, 2025
North Korean officials, shipyard workers and state media KCNA reported Tuesday that they had pledged to finish construction of a navy destroyer warship before October 10, next year. The video footage, which accompanied the news on North Korea's KRT state-run TV station…
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July 22, 2025
Initial assessments by European traders indicate that no trading companies are believed to have made price offers for the international tender, which closed Tuesday, to purchase 50,000 metric tonnes of sugar from Pakistan. The traders said that…
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July 22, 2025
European traders reported on Tuesday that the Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) had issued a tender for up to 140.000 metric tons animal feed corn. The deadline to submit price offers is on Wednesday, July 23, 2013. The seller is free to offer a tonnage within this range.
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July 21, 2025
Three Republican House members asked Alphabet, Facebook parent Meta and Amazon.com on Monday if they had adopted adequate safeguards in order to address the growing concerns about national security regarding submarine communication cables. Washington…
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July 21, 2025
A media report said that an Italian judge ordered on Monday six police officers and coastguards to face trial for mishandling of operations during the 2023 migrant shipwreck near Cutro, which killed over 90 people. A wooden sailboat, which had set off from Turkey…
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July 21, 2025
The UK imposed new sanctions Monday on Russia's "shadow fleet", which includes 135 oil tanks, as well as two Russian companies: shipping company Intershipping Services LLC, and oil trader Litasco Middle East DMCC. The British government says…
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July 21, 2025
On Monday, the Israeli military launched a new attack on Houthi targets at Yemen's Hodeidah Port. The militants who are backed by Iran have been attacking ships bound for Israel with missiles and striking them. Israel Katz, Minister of Defence in Israel…
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July 17, 2025
European traders reported on Thursday that Jordan's state grain buyer had issued an international tender for the purchase of up to 120,000 tons of animal feed barley. The deadline to submit price proposals in the tender is 23 July. Traders had…
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July 16, 2025
The Federal Communications Commission announced on Wednesday that it intends to adopt rules prohibiting companies from connecting submarine communications cables to the United States using Chinese technology or equipment. Brendan Carr, FCC chairperson…
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July 16, 2025
A study by top law firms found that high interest rates may encourage mergers and acquisitions in Russia, even though Western sanctions and a lack of liquidity among buyers will likely limit growth for the time being. The study found that the…
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July 16, 2025
In a Wednesday tender, the Taiwan Flour Millers' Association bought an estimated 89.650 metric tonnes of milling grain to be sourced in the U.S., European traders reported. Two consignments of wheat from the U.S. Pacific Northwest Coast were purchased.
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July 16, 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 for submitting price offers is July 22, 2018. Traders had expected a new announcement after Jordan failed to purchase 120…
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July 16, 2025
According to Iran's semiofficial Mehr news agency, the chief judge of Hormozgan Province said that a foreign tanker had been seized in the Gulf of Oman by Iran for smuggling two million litres of diesel fuel. According to the report, "During…
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July 15, 2025
European traders reported on Tuesday that the Trading Corporation of Pakistan, a Pakistani state agency, has reduced its request for white refined sugar in an international tender to 50,000 tons. The original tender sought between 300,000 and 500,000 metric tonnes.
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July 14, 2025
The port's director announced on Monday that imports into the largest U.S. seaport, Los Angeles, rebounded in June. They finished up 10% from a year earlier and contributed to a record volume for the entire month. Last month, the Port of Los Angeles received 470,450 TEUs of cargo after the U.S.
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July 14, 2025
European traders reported on Monday that the Taiwan Flour Millers' Association had issued an international tender for an estimated 89.650 metric tons grade 1 milling grain to be purchased from the United States. The bidder is looking for two…
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July 11, 2025
European traders reported on Friday that Pakistan's Trading Corporation of Pakistan, a state-owned agency, had issued an international tender for the purchase and import of 300,000 metric tons to 500,000 metric tonnes of white refined sugar.
