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US delegation seeks Black Sea ceasefire for Ukraine and Russia

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 23, 2025

After discussions with Ukrainian diplomats on Sunday, a U.S. delegation will meet with Russian officials to discuss progress towards a Black Sea ceasefire as well as a wider cessation in violence in the Ukraine war. The so-called "technical talks" come as U.S.

Poll shows that most Americans support Trump's push to rebuild US shipsbuilding to compete better with China

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 21, 2025

A poll conducted on Friday revealed that 72% of Americans said the U.S. could not remain dependent on China or other foreign shipbuilders. Morning Consult conducted a survey on March 10-12 of 2,204 adults for the Alliance for American Manufacturing.

CME to launch new wheat futures for Romania/Bulgaria, say traders

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 21, 2025

CME Group, a financial markets operator, is developing plans to create a Black Sea Wheat Futures Contract that tracks Romanian and Bulgarian wheat prices. CME, the company that has U.S. Corn, Wheat and Soybean Futures that serve as global benchmarks for prices…

Spiegel reports that Germany has confiscated a tanker belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet".

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 21, 2025

Spiegel, citing anonymous security sources, reported that Germany had confiscated an old tanker, found drifting off its northern coast, believed to be a part of the shadow fleet Russia used to circumvent oil sanction. German authorities seized the Panama-flagged vessel…

Spiegel reports that Germany has confiscated a tanker belonging to the Russian "shadow fleet".

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 21, 2025

Spiegel, citing anonymous security sources, reported that Germany had confiscated an old tanker, found drifting off its northern coast, believed to be a part of the shadow fleet Russia used to circumvent oil sanction. German authorities seized the Panama-flagged vessel…

Hanwha Aerospace, South Korea plans a $2.5 billion capital increase for both domestic and foreign expansion

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 20, 2025

Hanwha Aerospace Co Ltd, South Korea's biggest defence company, announced on Thursday that it planned to increase its equity capital by 3.6 trillion won ($2.5billion) in order to expand overseas and domestic production. Hanwha said it "plans"…

Jordanian traders claim that Jordan has bid to purchase 120,000 metric tonnes of feed barley.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 20, 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 26 March. The traders…

Turkey receives offers for 18,000 T of sunflower oil, traders report

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 20, 2025

Traders said that the lowest price in Turkey's tender by TMO, Turkey's grain board, to buy about 18,000 tons of crude sunflower oil, was $1,209 per metric ton, c&f. They said that the offer is believed to have come from the company Yayla, for 6…

Turkey announces a 1 million ton corn import quota

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 19, 2025

The Turkish government announced on Wednesday a 1,000,000 metric ton limit for the import of animal feed corn. This was published in the Turkish Official Gazette. Imports within the quota are allowed at a lower customs duty. Last summer, Turkey…

US strikes Houthi leaders' hideouts in Yemen, Yemeni sources claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 19, 2025

Houthi media reported that the U.S. conducted airstrikes overnight on multiple targets in Yemen, including Saada Province, which Yemeni officials say has been a hideout for Houthi leadership for many years, and Hodeidah port city on the Red Sea.

Parents of missing Pittsburgh student in Caribbean seek death certificates

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 18, 2025

According to a letter from a police source released on Monday, the parents of an Indian student who attended a U.S. college and went missing from a popular Dominican Republic tourist resort earlier this month have asked for police to declare their child legally dead. The investigation remains open.

Bangladeshi traders claim that Bangladesh will buy 50,000 T of rice at the March 11th tender.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 18, 2025

According to traders, Bangladesh's state grain buyer will have to purchase about 50,000 metric tonnes of rice from India as part of an international tender that closed on March 11. The lowest bid in the tender was $429.55 per ton CIF liner.

What is Crimea?

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 18, 2025

The Crimean Peninsula, which Russia took from Ukraine in 2014., is the focal point of the most serious East-West conflict since the Cold War. It was widely believed that the fate of Crimea, and four provinces in which Russia has taken territory since it invaded Ukraine in 2022…

VTB CEO: Deal between VTB and Rosneft over Zvezda Shipyard dead

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 18, 2025

VTB CEO Andrei Kostin announced on Tuesday that the deal for VTB to buy the Zvezda Shipbuilding Yard from Rosneft has fallen through because VTB-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation cannot finance the purchase. VTB currently runs USC, Russia’s largest shipbuilder.

Cyprus recovers seven dead bodies after a migrant boat capsizes

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 17, 2025

Cyprus's national broadcaster reported that seven bodies were recovered from the sea off Cyprus after authorities launched a search-and-rescue operation in response to a capsize of a boat containing migrants. The broadcaster reported that an unspecified number were believed to have gone missing.

Oil prices rise on US attacks on Houthis and China's economic hopes

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 17, 2025

The oil prices rose on Monday as the United States pledged to continue attacking the Houthis in Yemen until they stop their attacks on shipping. Meanwhile, Chinese economic data fueled hopes of higher demand. Donald Trump, the President of the United States…

South Korea's MFG purchases about 69,000 t corn, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 14, 2025

European traders reported that the Major Feedmill Group of South Korea (MFG) bought approximately 69,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn from South America or South Africa at a Friday international tender. A consignment of a shipment was purchased at a cost and freight rate (c&f)…

China Shipowners Group says US Port Fee Proposal Breaks WTO Rules, US Law

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 13, 2025

According to a Thursday statement, the China Shipowners' Association is against a U.S. proposal that would impose hefty entry fees at ports on ocean cargo carriers who own vessels or have ordered them from China. The association says it violates both international laws and U.S. law.

Jordanian traders claim that the country will buy up to 120,00 metric tons of feed barley.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 13, 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 on March 19. Traders…

DP World's outlook is uncertain after a 28% drop in annual profits

Posted to Maritime Reporter on March 13, 2025

DP World, a Dubai owned ports and logistics firm, reported a 28% decline in annual profits on Thursday, citing increased finance costs. The company also highlighted an uncertain outlook because of "geopolitical risk" and a changing global trade landscape.

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