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EU Wheat Rises After Saudi Tender, Continued Black Sea Tensions

7 hours ago

Euronext wheat rose on Monday to reach three-week highs as a falling euro, continuing war disruption to Black Sea shipping and a large purchase by Saudi Arabia supported prices, traders said.Benchmark December milling wheat on the Paris-based Euronext ended the daytime trading session at 1630 GMT, up 1.6% at €245.50 ($275) a metric ton, rising for a third straight session.The contract earlier hit its highest since September 10 at €246…

Oil Tanker Insurance Triples Amidst Global Shipping Tensions

Sep 24, 2026

The cost of insuring an oil tanker loaded from Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea port has tripled in recent weeks, industry sources told Reuters, adding to the major crude producer's struggles to find a viable channel for its exports.Saudi Arabia…

Saudi Gulf Oil Exports Pick Up After Pipeline Attack

Sep 21, 2026

Saudi Aramco loaded about 14 million barrels of crude oil on seven VLCCs inside the Mideast Gulf on Sunday, data from TankerTrackers.com showed, as the kingdom increased loadings from Gulf export terminals after an attack disrupted shipments via its east-west pipeline to the Red Sea…

October Deliveries of Aramco Crude Halted to Some European Refiners

Sep 18, 2026

Oil company Saudi Aramco has told at least two European refining customers they will receive no crude oil next month following an attack on Saudi Arabia's key pipeline to the Red Sea, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter…

RSGT, CMA CGM Announce $434m to Develop New Container Terminal at Jeddah Islamic Port

Aug 25, 2026

Red Sea Gateway Terminal (RSGT), Saudi Arabia's leading terminal operator, and CMA CGM Group, a global player in sea, land, air and logistics solutions, yesterday signed definitive agreements to jointly develop and operate Terminal 4 at Jeddah Islamic Port…

Bahri Opens Two New Ship Agency Offices at Yanbu, Ras Tanura Ports

Aug 10, 2026

Bahri Logistics, a business unit of the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri), has expanded its ship agency operations with the opening of two new offices at Yanbu Commercial and Industrial Ports and Ras Tanura Industrial Port. The…

Houthis Threaten Targeted Attacks on Shipping Companies Visiting Saudi Ports

Jul 21, 2026

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militia told shipping companies not to load or discharge cargo at Saudi Arabian ports or they may be targeted, according to an email the group sent to companies.The Houthis on Monday declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia…

Crude Oil Loadings Continue at Yanbu Port Despite Pipeline Attack

Apr 09, 2026

Crude loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu have continued despite an Iranian attack on Wednesday on the country's East-West Pipeline, sources at two buyers from the port and a third trading source told Reuters on Thursday.Saudi state oil firm Aramco declined to comment…

Saudi Red Sea Oil Exports in March Rise to 3.8 Million bpd

Mar 18, 2026

Saudi Arabia's crude oil loadings at its Yanbu port on the Red Sea are set to surge to a record 3.8 million barrels per day (bpd) in March, shipping data showed on Wednesday, after the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran effectively shut exports via the Strait of Hormuz…

Saudi Arabia Tries to Divert Oil to Red Sea

Mar 03, 2026

Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is attempting to reroute some of its crude exports to the Red Sea to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, where the risk of Iranian attacks has slowed shipping to a near halt, sources said on Tuesday.Saudi Arabia and other regional Gulf oil producers…

Mawani Signs Privatization Contracts for Multipurpose Cargo Terminals at Eight Saudi Ports

Jun 26, 2025

In the presence of H.E. Eng. Saleh bin Nasser Al-Jasser, Minister of Transport and Logistic Services and Chairman of the Saudi Ports Authority, Mawani, in collaboration with the National Center for Privatization, signed contracts to privatize…

Houthis Seize 'Hostile' Vessel off Yemen; Saudis Claim Ship Carried Med Equipment

Jan 03, 2022

The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel engaged in 'hostile acts' but which the Saudis said was carrying hospital equipment.The ship was heading to the Saudi port of Jizan…

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EU Wheat Rises After Saudi Tender, Continued Black Sea Tensions

EU Wheat Rises After Saudi Tender, Continued Black Sea Tensions

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