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Tunisia receives offers for 50,000 T of soft wheat tender, traders report

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

Initial assessments by European traders suggest that the lowest price offered at Friday's international tender for around 50,000 metric tonnes of soft milling grain from Tunisia was $267.64 per tonne, c&f. Finagrit, a trading house, was thought to have made the offer for 50,000 tons.

Oil spill at Antwerp port causes docks and locks to be closed

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

A port spokesperson announced on Friday that authorities in Antwerp had closed a dock, and were using drones to monitor any fallout of an oil spill which occurred when a ship bunkered at one of the docks. To prevent the spread of the spill,…

The Asia market for high-sulfur fuel oil will take a break after a strong rally

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

Sources in the industry said that despite a rally on the high-sulphur fuel (HSFO) markets of Asia, boosted by lower Middle East oil exports and OPEC+'s cuts, it is likely to slow down as Russian exports will remain elevated, and ease supply.

Sibur will increase its Ust-Luga LPG Exports in June by 25%

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

Sibur Holdings, Russia's largest liquefied gas producer and exporter will increase LPG loadings at the Baltic port of Ust-Luga this month by a quarter after securing additional gas carriers, according to two people familiar with its plans. The company said it would increase LPG loads to 52…

Hapag-Lloyd CEO: Demand has increased significantly since May

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

Hapag-Lloyd's Chief Executive Rolf Habben Jansen stated on Wednesday that the demand for container shipping across the oceans around the world has increased significantly in the last few weeks, but this upswing could be short-lived. At an online presentation…

Brokers say that Ukraine exported 5.9 million tons of waterborne foods in May.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

Brokers reported on Wednesday that Ukraine's waterborne food exports in May totaled 5.9 million metric tonnes, including 5.1 millions tons sent through its Black Sea port and 800,000 via the River Danube. Spike Brokers which tracks and publishes…

Algerian wheat purchases seen between 810,000 and 840,000 tonnes, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

European traders reported on Wednesday that Algeria's state grain agency OAIC purchased between 810,000 to 840,000 metric tonnes of milling wheat at an international auction on Tuesday. The estimate of 800,000 tonnes by traders on Tuesday night was lower.

Jordanian traders report that they are willing to purchase up to 120,000 tonnes of wheat

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

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 to the tender is June 11th. Traders had anticipated a new announcement after Jordan failed to purchase 120…

Russian aluminium shares drop to half of LME stocks, now originating from India

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

LME data revealed on Monday that the proportion of aluminium of Russian origin available in approved warehouses by the London Metal Exchange fell from 89% to 42% in may, from 89% in earlier months, and the percentage of Indian origin increased from 9% to 50%.

Baltic index barely changed due to gains in panamax offsetting capesize losses

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

The Baltic Exchange main sea freight index which tracks the rates of ships transporting dry bulk commodities was not changed much on Monday, as gains for panamax vessels offset weakness in the capesize segment. * The overall index which includes rates for Capesize…

Tanger Med port in Morocco expects to surpass nominal container capacity

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

The port's deputy director, who spoke to Reuters, said that the port expects its nominal capacity of nine millions containers to be exceeded this year. Security problems in the Red Sea have had little effect on traffic growth. The port handled 8.61 million 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) last year…

US military confirms Houthi attacks on two ships in Gulf of Aden

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

U.S. Central Command said that Yemen's Houthi militia group has been launching missiles against international ocean shipping for the past 24 hours, and two commercial ships have been damaged in those attacks. CENTCOM reported that the Iran-backed…

Ambrey: cargo ship struck by missile south of Yemen's Aden

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 10, 2024

Ambrey, a British security company, said that on Sunday a general cargo ship flying the flag of Antigua and Barbuda was hit by a missile at 83 nautical mile southeast of Yemen’s Aden. The fire started before it could be contained. Earlier, United…

Rescue charity recovers eleven bodies from the sea off Libya

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

Doctors Without Borders said that a charity rescue vessel recovered the bodies 11 migrants near the coast of Libya after having saved more than 160 people. MSF reported that its Geo Barents rescue and search vessel had picked up 146 migrants over two operations.

Yemen's Houthis claim to have targeted two vessels on the Red Sea

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

Yemen's Houthis claimed on Friday that they had targeted two vessels with missiles and drones in the Red Sea, but no independent confirmation was available. Yahya Saree, the military spokesman for the Iran-aligned organization, said that the…

Ukraine grain exports have reached 47.7 million tonnes in 2023/24

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

The data from the Agriculture Ministry showed that by the 7th of June 2023, Ukraine's grain sales in the July-June 2023/24 marketing season were up to 47.7 millions metric tons. This was up from 46 million tons at the same time in 2023. Data showed that the total has reached 802…

South Korea's MFG purchased about 68,000 T of corn in a private deal, traders claim

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

Major Feedmill Group, a South Korean company, purchased approximately 68,000 metric tonnes of animal feed corn on Thursday. European traders confirmed this on Friday. The expected origin was South America. Traders said that the amount of product supplied could vary depending on where it is sourced.

Handelsblatt reports that Fincantieri pitched the idea of a TKMS partnership to Berlin recently.

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

Handelsblatt reported that Pierroberto Folgiero, the Chief Executive of Fincantieri, recently proposed a tie-up between Thyssenkrupp’s Defense Division, which is up for sale. Fincantieri was considered a possible partner by Thyssenkrupp for many years…

Ukraine grain exports are 47.4 million tonnes, says ministry

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

The Agriculture Ministry reported on Wednesday that Ukraine's grain imports for the July-June 2023/24 marketing season reached 47.4 millions metric tons as of June 5, up from the 45.6 million tons exported at the same date in 2020. The data shows that this season's exports include 483…

Baltic Index logs weekly gains on larger vessel rates

Posted to Maritime Reporter on June 7, 2024

The Baltic Exchange's main index of sea freight rates, which tracks the rates for ships transporting dry bulk goods, has risen for the second consecutive week, as rates for larger vessel segments have increased. * The overall index which includes rates for capesizes…