Singapore’s petrochemical exports in September declined by 8.3% year on year to Singapore dollar (S$) 808.7 million ($632 million), with future production facing risks amid prolonged shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz. • Feedstock uncertainty, weak margins...

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Chinese state-owned trading firms purchased 10 to 13 Panamax cargoes of US soybeans on Wednesday, marking the second substantial round of purchases since US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in September, Reuters reported on Thursday. The...

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Vessels transit the Hormuz Strait off the coast of Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas on September 7, 2026. Commercial vessels are likely to continue navigating the perilous Strait of Hormuz despite the sinking of a Singapore-flagged container ship this week,...

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Japan is set to provide protection and indemnity cover and partially compensate cargo and hull insurance payments for the transportation of crude oil, oil products and LNG, as part of a bill approved by the Cabinet on Oct. 13, a senior official at the Ministry of...

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On 12 October 2026, the cyber extortion group n0n listed a batch of 38 maritime organizations on its dark web leak site. The targets include shipping companies, port terminal operators, container operation companies, logistics companies, ship managers and agents, and...

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