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Gasoline Starved California Is Turning To Fuel From the Bahamas
News
February 15, 2026
From 
Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Gasoline Starved California Is Turning To Fuel From the Bahamas

By Will Kubzansky and Lucia Kassai Feb 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US supplies of gasoline are being shipped out of the country to travel thousands of miles via the Bahamas before finally ending...
Russia Investigates Tanker Collision At Ust-Luga Port
News
February 15, 2026
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Reuters
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gCaptain

Russia Investigates Tanker Collision At Ust-Luga Port

MOSCOW, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement officials said on Sunday they had begun an investigation into a collision involving a tanker at the Ust-Luga seaport, a major outlet for Russia’s...
Key Levels For Wheat
Grain
February 15, 2026
From 
Nick Ehrenberg
 via 
Barchart

Key Levels For Wheat

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
Hapag-Lloyd in Talks to Buy Israel’s Zim
News
February 15, 2026
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Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Hapag-Lloyd in Talks to Buy Israel’s Zim

Hapag-Lloyd AG is in advanced talks to acquire Israeli competitor Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd, the German company said on Sunday.
U.S. Boards Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Veronica III’ in Indian Ocean
News
February 15, 2026
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

U.S. Boards Shadow Fleet Tanker ‘Veronica III’ in Indian Ocean

U.S. forces have boarded the sanctioned oil tanker VERONICA III in the Indian Ocean, marking the ninth vessel seized or interdicted in an intensifying campaign against the shadow fleet transporting illicit Venezuelan oil
Choppy week of fresh data ends with optimism
Grain
February 14, 2026
From 
Brady Sidwell
 via 
Barchart

Choppy week of fresh data ends with optimism

Markets closed Monday for President's Day

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Trump Unleashes Chaos At NOAA, US Weather And Climate Agency
News
February 9, 2025
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain

Trump Unleashes Chaos At NOAA, US Weather And Climate Agency

By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K Sullivan Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The email arrived in US government workers’ inboxes just after 1 a.m. East Coast time on Friday, with the subject...
Dorange Becomes Youngest Sailor To Complete Vendee Globe
News
February 9, 2025
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Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Dorange Becomes Youngest Sailor To Complete Vendee Globe

Feb 9 (Reuters) – At 23-years-old, Violette Dorange became the youngest sailor to finish the after completing the gruelling solo round-the-world yacht race on Sunday. Dorange completed the race in 25th place...
Baltic States Switch To European Power Grid, Ending Russia Ties
News
February 9, 2025
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gCaptain

Baltic States Switch To European Power Grid, Ending Russia Ties

By Andrius Sytas and Janis Laizans VILNIUS, Feb 9 (Reuters) – The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania completed a switch from Russia’s electricity grid to the EU’s system on Sunday, severing Soviet-era...
Why Fibonacci Retracements Matter, Grains
Grain
February 9, 2025
From 
Nick Ehrenberg
 via 
Barchart

Why Fibonacci Retracements Matter, Grains

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
Chevron Says Fading US Crude Growth Casts Pall On Port Projects
Shipping
February 8, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Chevron Says Fading US Crude Growth Casts Pall On Port Projects

By Lucia Kassai Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Slowing US oil-production growth is casting a pall over projects intended to expand crude shipments to overseas markets, according to Chevron Corp. New terminal...
Russia’s Rostelecom Says Baltic Sea Cable Damaged
News
February 8, 2025
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Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Russia’s Rostelecom Says Baltic Sea Cable Damaged

By Bloomberg News Feb 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A Russian underwater cable in the Baltic Sea has been damaged by an unspecified external impact, Tass reported on Saturday, citing the telecommunications provider...
First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases
News
February 8, 2025
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases

Liquid natural gas producers have been avoiding the Red Sea for much of 2024 amid continuous attacks by Houthi militants. This may now be changing as the first LNG carrier...
Russia Faces An Impending Oil Tanker Crisis As Sanctions Pile Up
Shipping
February 8, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Russia Faces An Impending Oil Tanker Crisis As Sanctions Pile Up

By Julian Lee Feb 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) –On Jan. 10, the US Treasury sanctioned 161 oil tankers for their role in moving Russian oil. It was part of a raft of...
Coast Guard Finds Wreckage Of Missing Alaska Plane; All 10 On Board Killed
News
February 8, 2025
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Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Coast Guard Finds Wreckage Of Missing Alaska Plane; All 10 On Board Killed

By Rich McKay and Brad Brooks Feb 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard in Alaska found the wreckage of a small plane atop frozen sea ice on Friday, after the aircraft suddenly lost...
A Split in the Polar Vortex: Huge Snows Ahead & Implications for Energy Markets and Global Wheat Crop Concerns
Grain
February 7, 2025
From 
Jim Roemer
 via 
Barchart

A Split in the Polar Vortex: Huge Snows Ahead & Implications for Energy Markets and Global Wheat Crop Concerns

Watch Jim’s video about the coldest and snowiest Northeast U.S. February in many years… and the commodity repercussions
Soybeans Fall on Friday
Grain
February 7, 2025
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Soybeans Fall on Friday

Soybeans were to lower trade on Friday, with losses of 8 to 11 cents in most front months. Nearby March was up 7 ½ cents on the week despite the Friday pressure. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 11 cents at $9.88 ¾. Soymeal futures were down...
Corn Bulls Take Some Risk Off Heading into the Weekend
Grain
February 7, 2025
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Corn Bulls Take Some Risk Off Heading into the Weekend

Corn futures were feeling pressure on Friday, with losses of 3 to 8 cents, as the front months took the brunt of the hit. March still held the gains prior to the Friday session, up 5 ½ cents in the week. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was...