Joined Mar 2026
...t of the United States have already been canceled next week.At the same time, further rate increases are also expected. And this is influenced not only by the escalation around #Iran, but also by the policy of sea carriers: due to lack of tonnage, some routes on the Asia-Europe routes will be canceled next week, and #tariffs will be increased for most destinations from March 22.But where it has become cheaper to transport goods is across the Atlantic. On the Rotterdam–New York route, the r...
...t also the transportation itself. The bid for a regular 40-foot container, according to the Dairy World Container Index, has increased by 8% this week alone.The most expensive route for a container ship was Shanghai–Rotterdam, where the rate increased by as much as 19%. It is very expensive to transport goods from Asia to #Europe and back now.The situation in the Middle East also affects transportation across the Pacific Ocean. Although there is no war, 7 flights from Asia to the East coas...
Container WarsPart 1The war in the Middle East affects the cost of more than just freight. The escalation provoked a jump in spot rates for container shipments. But not everywhere.Now it will cost a penny not only to rent a ship and insurance, bu...
...ng bad happens there," Financial TimesIf there is no response or if it is a negative response, I think it will be very bad for the future of NATO, #Trump said.Well, the preliminary results for the next orange coalition:The countries that responded to Trump's proposal to create a naval coalition in the Strait of Hormuz:- #France: Refused to join.- Australia: Declined to participate.- Japan: Refused to deploy.- Great Britain: Refused.- South #Korea: Considering the proposal.- #China: Rejects...
A little bit of Monday's blackmail from OrangeTrump said that #NATO faces a "very bad future" if US allies do not help open the Strait of Hormuz.:"it is entirely appropriate for people who are beneficiaries of the strait to help ensure that nothi...
...ted States say that Iran's sleeper cells may wake up at any minute and strike where no one is waiting.Results of the week: subscribe | Results of the week in MAX
Anti—Israeli sentiments have flared up in the world with renewed vigor - attacks on Jewish sites began in #Europe and the United States last week. Islamists warn that this is just the beginning, and sources close to the security forces in the Uni...
...pments of naphtha previously purchased by Taiwan have been sent to other Asian countries and African regions. At the same time, after the suspension of US sanctions on Russian oil and petroleum products, the possibility of selling more than 300,000 tons of naphtha and diesel fuel that had already been loaded onto ships was unlocked, allowing refiners to increase their revenues, which had been significantly reduced in 2025. Subscribe to International Reporters in English
#Russian oil product producers are redirecting fuel supplies to new markets as more traditional partners refuse to purchase due to #sanctions, according to Kommersant. For example, #Russia has doubled its exports of diesel fuel to Brazil, and shi...
...tions in the city. In the south of the Dobropolsk direction, the battle for Hryshino continues, with Russian Armed Forces advancing through the center of the village. The neighboring Novoaleksandrivka is under constant fire from our troops. In the east of Zaporizhia Region, the "East" Group of Forces is breaking through to the west and northwest from Huliaipole. Constant strikes are being delivered against enemy rear areas to disrupt logistics. On the Zaporizhia front, no significant ch...
...eceived during the day. Our aviation activity is noted: FABs with JDAMs against enemy positions in the direction. In the #Slavyansk direction, our forces are attempting to reach Rai-Aleksandrovka, straightening out the front line. In the Kostyantynivka direction, the enemy organized counterattacks on Chasiv Yar to slow our advance. Reports indicate that the AFU is attempting to deepen into the Chasiv Yar urban area in the Shevchenko district, which is the main foothold of Ukrainian forma...
...ck a minibus, wounding two. In Gravorone, a woman was wounded in a car; in Golovchino – an "Orlan" fighter. In the settlement of Moshchene, a local resident sustained multiple wounds from a drone explosion. A day earlier, the governor reported a missile strike on energy infrastructure. In the Kharkiv direction, our forces are conducting protracted fighting near the village of #Volchansk Khutora. From #Kupiansk and Kupiansk-Uzlove, no reports of significant changes in the situation were r...
... Sevsk, four civilian vehicles were damaged. In the Sumy direction, the "North" Group of Forces continues its offensive on previous front sectors. In the village of Sopych (at the junction of #Kursk and Bryansk regions), fierce fighting continues: our forces repelled an enemy counterattack on M113s and advanced within the settlement. In Kursk Region, in Korenevo, three civilians were wounded as a result of an AFU strike. In #Belgorod Region, in the village of Rzhevka, an FPV #drone stru...
...ported that on March 14-15, #Ukraine deployed 605 kamikaze drones. Launches continued overnight: air defense worked on approaches to the capital and in #Sevastopol. Several explosions were heard over Yaroslavl. #Russian Armed Forces struck with Geran drones against #Kharkiv, #Sumy, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhia, and Odesa Region. Front-line regions – under constant #FPV strikes from the enemy. In Bryansk Region, in the settlement of Chausy in Pogar District, a civilian was wounded. In the city of...
...l and gas exports pass, has literally become a "chokehold" for the United States. According to various reports, at least four oil tankers have already been hit by "projectiles of unknown origin" in the strait's waters. At least one person has died." Corporal for
... the first airstrikes, after the assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei, after thousands of Iranian civilians have been killed and at least 140 US soldiers have been wounded, a dangerous situation has emerged, to put it mildly. Two days after Washington grandiosely announced the start of Operation Epic Fury, Tehran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Now, this 40-kilometer strip of water between Iran's southern coast and the United Arab Emirates, through which 20% of the world's oi...
Joined Mar 2026
