Shipping Industry News
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British Army Sailors Rescue Exhausted Owl 70 Miles Out To Sea
Aug 22 (Reuters) – A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting’s most demanding races found themselves conducting an impromptu wildlife rescue 70 nautical miles from shore when an exhausted...

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India Launches Rescue Operation As Bulk Carrier Sinks Off East Coast
By Nidhi Verma, Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash Aug 22 (Reuters) – India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern...

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Trump Administration Claims Massive Oil Flows Through Hormuz But Industry Data Raises Questions
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the military helped move more than 15 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, an extraordinary figure...

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Saudis Shuttle Oil North On Tankers To Evade Houthis
By Weilun Soon Aug 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shipowners including Sinokor Group are helping Saudi Arabian crude exit the Red Sea via the safer northern route, as Iran-backed militants target the kingdom’s...

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Iran Grants Permission For A Number Of Iraqi Oil Tankers To Pass Through Hormuz
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state...

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China’s NewNew Shipping Line Pushes Deeper Into Arctic With First Murmansk Container Run
Chinese container carrier NewNew Shipping Line has expanded its footprint in Russia’s Arctic with the first delivery of containerized cargo to Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route, as the company moves toward a larger role in a shipping corridor attracting growing interest from China, South Korea and India.

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The Loadstar
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Panama Canal Draught Restrictions Set to Add to Congestion Chaos
Waterways the world over are contending with all manner of chaos, especially the Panama Canal where congestion is worsening as a consequence of the war in the Middle East and low-water restrictions loom.
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Stricken Oil Tanker Towed To Safety Off German Island Of Ruegen
By Angela Cullen Jan 12, 2025 (Bloomberg) –An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has been towed to safety...

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China’s ‘Monster’ Ship Back In Disputed Waters, Philippines Says
By Manolo Serapio Jr. Jan 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The Philippines said a huge Chinese coast guard ship widely known as the “Monster” has returned to its exclusive economic zone in the...

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Hungary Plans Talks On Oil Prices After US Sanctions On Russia
BUDAPEST, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Hungary plans to hold talks with regional allies to counter the impact of higher oil prices resulting from a new round of US sanctions on Russia’s oil and gas...

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Darren Carlat
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Soybean Oil and Cocoa calendar spread
The Soybean Oil September, October calendar spread has hypothetically profited in 17 of the past 20 years.

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Enbridge Preps Pipeline Buildout For Trump-Driven Drilling Boom
By Kevin Orland Jan 11, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Enbridge Inc. is devising plans to rapidly boost capacity on its US oil pipeline system if the incoming Trump administration succeeds in kicking off...

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Russia Says It Will Continue Oil And Gas Projects Despite US Sanctions
MOSCOW, Jan 11 (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday denounced new U.S. sanctions against Moscow’s energy sector as an attempt to harm Russia’s economy at the risk of destabilizing global markets and said the...

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Nick Ehrenberg
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Corn Is Into Key Resistance
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

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Oliver Sloup
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Bullish WASDE Propels Corn and Soybeans Higher
Corn and soybeans got some friendly news in Friday's report which took them to price levels not seen in months. Heere's a look at how things shook out in Friday's report.

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Ben DiCostanzo
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Cattle Markets Make New All-time Highs and Hogs Rally
Cattle markets power to new highs and Hogs making a comeback

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Jim Roemer
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Another Polar Vortex & New Year’s Resolutions for Commodity Traders: Cultivating Discipline in 2025
You say you want a Resolution? Well, you know… Jim’s got a bunch of them for your trading success… It’s gonna be alright!
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Rallies into the Weekend with Massive Yield Cut
Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts up 14 to 15 cents across most front months, with September and beyond just 1 to 4 ¼ cents higher. March held onto 19 ¾ cent gains on the week Contracts are up 10 to 12 points at midday. The national...
