EghtesadOnline: Thousands of Iranian pilgrims are getting ready to travel to Iraq in the coming weeks for the Arbaeen commemorations—one of the largest annual gatherings of Muslims in the world, which falls on Oct. 19 this year.

EghtesadOnline: International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) visited various shipping and bunker participants in Copenhagen earlier in January and said players reported "a surprisingly smooth transition" to the International Maritime Organization's revamped sulfur regulations for marine fuel.