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IMO Chief Calls for Urgent Diplomatic Action as Deadly Red Sea Attacks Resume After Months of Calm
Shipping
July 8, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

IMO Chief Calls for Urgent Diplomatic Action as Deadly Red Sea Attacks Resume After Months of Calm

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has issued an urgent appeal for intensified diplomatic efforts following renewed attacks on merchant vessels in the Red Sea that have now claimed at least three...
Houthi Video Shows Sinking of M/V Magic Seas in Red Sea
Shipping
July 8, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Houthi Video Shows Sinking of M/V Magic Seas in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi militants have released propaganda footage appearing to show the Greek bulk carrier M/V Magic Seas sinking in the Red Sea following their attack on July 6. The vessel...
India Seeks $1.1 Billion Reparation After MSC Fuel Spill in May
News
July 8, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

India Seeks $1.1 Billion Reparation After MSC Fuel Spill in May

The southern Indian state of Kerala has sued MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. for the environmental damages caused by a ship capsizing off its coast, according to a court document.
Germany Accuses China of Laser Targeting Aircraft in EU’s Red Sea Mission
News
July 8, 2025
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Germany Accuses China of Laser Targeting Aircraft in EU’s Red Sea Mission

Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the foreign ministry on Tuesday after saying China's military had laser targeted a German aircraft taking part in an EU operation in the Red Sea.
Three Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults
Shipping
July 8, 2025
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Three Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults

Two crew members of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen on Monday evening, Liberia's shipping delegation told a meeting of the International Maritime Organization on Tuesday.
HD Hyundai Joins Forces with Cochin Shipyard to Power India’s Maritime Sector Expansion
Shipbuilding
July 8, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

HD Hyundai Joins Forces with Cochin Shipyard to Power India’s Maritime Sector Expansion

HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering has signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding with Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), India’s largest state-owned shipbuilder, marking HD Hyundai’s full-scale entry into the rapidly...

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South Korean Shipbuilders HD Hyundai and Hanwha Pitch Port Cranes to Help Rebuild U.S. Maritime Sector
Ports
May 16, 2025
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

South Korean Shipbuilders HD Hyundai and Hanwha Pitch Port Cranes to Help Rebuild U.S. Maritime Sector

HD Hyundai and Hanwha Ocean Co., South Korea’s two largest shipbuilders, offered their expertise to help boost the U.S. shipbuilding industry and port infrastructure.
Egypt in Talks to Buy LNG Through 2030 to Offset Weak Production
News
May 16, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Egypt in Talks to Buy LNG Through 2030 to Offset Weak Production

Egypt is looking to buy liquefied natural gas through the end of the decade, a move to meet surging summer power demand and supplant flagging domestic production.
Soybeans Slipping Early on Friday, as Oil Losses Continue
Grain
May 16, 2025
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Soybeans Slipping Early on Friday, as Oil Losses Continue

The soybean market is trading with weakness so far on Friday morning as bean oil pressure continues. Futures are down 1 to 3 cents. Soybeans were under pressure for much of the Thursday session with contracts down 25 to 28 cents at the close, pressured by losses in bean oil....
Wheat Steady to Start Friday
Grain
May 16, 2025
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Wheat Steady to Start Friday

Wheat is holding close to unchanged on Friday morning. The wheat market posted higher trade on Thursday, with all three exchanges gaining steam. Chicago SRW futures were up 7 to 8 cents across most contracts at the close. Thursday’s Preliminary open interest was down 2,292 contracts. Kansas City HRW futures...
Corn Steady Early on Friday
Grain
May 16, 2025
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Corn Steady Early on Friday

Corn futures are trading with contracts mixed but sticking close to unchanged. The corn market closed the Thursday session with July up 3 cents, as Export Sales data was supportive. New crop contracts were down 1 to 3 cents. Preliminary open interest was up 6,431 contracts on Thursday, mostly in...
Salvage Tug Reaches ‘Maersk Sana’ After More Than Two Weeks Adrift in Atlantic
Accidents
May 16, 2025
From 
Malte Humpert
 via 
gCaptain

Salvage Tug Reaches ‘Maersk Sana’ After More Than Two Weeks Adrift in Atlantic

Importers rushing to ship Chinese goods to the US using a short reprieve from paralyzing tariffs could provide a much-needed boost to global freighters.
Tariff Truce Spurs Pacific Trade Rush, Boosting Global Shippers
Shipping
May 16, 2025
From 
Bloomberg
 via 
gCaptain

Tariff Truce Spurs Pacific Trade Rush, Boosting Global Shippers

Importers rushing to ship Chinese goods to the US using a short reprieve from paralyzing tariffs could provide a much-needed boost to global freighters.
With US Trade War, China Now Top Buyer for Canadian Crude on Trans Mountain Pipeline Shipping Data Show
Shipping
May 16, 2025
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

With US Trade War, China Now Top Buyer for Canadian Crude on Trans Mountain Pipeline Shipping Data Show

China has emerged as the top customer for Canadian oil shipped on the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline, ship tracking data showed, as a U.S. trade war has shifted crude flows in the year since the pipeline started operating.
Soybeans & Fibonacci
Grain
May 15, 2025
From 
Nick Ehrenberg
 via 
Barchart

Soybeans & Fibonacci

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
Proposal to Base U.S. Ship Registry in Virgin Islands Gets Governor Support
Shipping
May 15, 2025
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Proposal to Base U.S. Ship Registry in Virgin Islands Gets Governor Support

A proposal to create a new international U.S. ship registry domiciled in the U.S. Virgin Islands aligns with President Donald Trump's efforts to strengthen the country's maritime industry and has support from the territory, its governor said.
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Grain
May 15, 2025
From 
Bill Allen
 via 
Barchart

Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain

Cattle Markets and Soybean Oil Take Big Hits - One is a Buying Opportunity
Soybeans Collapse on Thursday with RVO Rumors and Bean Oil Limit Losses
Grain
May 15, 2025
From 
Austin Schroeder
 via 
Barchart

Soybeans Collapse on Thursday with RVO Rumors and Bean Oil Limit Losses

Soybeans were under pressure for much of the Thursday session with contracts down 25 to 28 cents at the close, pressured by losses in bean oil. The cmdtyView Cash Bean price was down 25 cents to $10.02. Soymeal futures were up $4.40/ton on the day, with Soy Oil futures down...