A vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile approximately 14 nautical miles northwest of Ras Al Khaimah while leaving the Strait of Hormuz, causing an engine-room fire. The incident adds to ongoing attacks and disrupted transit through the strategic oil-and-gas shipping route.

LME aluminum faces a major spot-supply squeeze: warehouse stocks fell 56% in 2026 to their lowest level since 1990, and the cash contract traded at a record premium of $147 per tonne over three-month futures.

China copper supply tightness intensified as domestic smelter output declined and seaborne arrivals remained limited; the Yangshan import premium held at a record $230 per tonne for a third day, while LME copper rose to $13,817 per tonne.

China has halted exports of specialty fertilizers to India for the past two months while continuing shipments to other countries, creating a supply risk for Indian fruit and vegetable production.

GitHub experienced degraded availability across Actions, Pages, Webhooks, and Copilot beginning at 20:48 UTC on November 11. The incident lasted about 33 minutes, with delayed or failed Actions workflows, before full recovery at 21:21 UTC; the provider did not publicly state a cause.

A 24-hour general strike halted normal container handling at Algeciras, Valencia, and Barcelona; both Algeciras container terminals suspended operations, while road blockades sharply reduced truck access at Tarragona. Operations were scheduled to resume on November 12, with residual congestion expected.

Commercial transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted despite a partial recovery; at least 10 ships were hit in the first 10 days of November, and Qatar LNG traffic was reported at roughly 30% of prewar levels.

A fire triggered an explosion at Sirte Oil Company's gas complex in Marsa Brega, killing one worker and injuring four. Libya's National Oil Corporation reported that gas and crude production was unaffected.

Cloudflare reported degraded input uploads and unavailable model builds and pushes through r8.im beginning November 11. The issue was localized to the Replicate model-registry service rather than a network-wide outage.

Ukrainian drones struck Russia's major Baltic port of Ust-Luga, triggering a fire and damaging part of its tank network, according to reporting citing Ukrainian military statements.

European hot-rolled coil availability is tightening as imports decline and Italy's only integrated steel producer permanently closes; mills have raised fourth-quarter prices amid higher energy and transport costs.

Persistent shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continue to restrict Middle East exports of urea, ammonia, and sulfur, tightening regional fertilizer-intermediate supply.

The EIA warned that geopolitical disruption risk and longer shipping routes could limit the near-term effect of fourth-quarter global oil stock builds, while Iranian exports are expected to remain constrained.

Poland temporarily took its national ePUAP public-administration platform offline after detecting and stopping a cyberattack. Officials said the shutdown was precautionary, the Central Information Technology Center infrastructure remained secure, and no compromise or data theft was confirmed; electronic mailboxes and potentially Trusted Profile services were unavailable during restoration work.

A network failure disrupted IT and telephone systems at UZ Brussel and hospitals using the shared PrimUZ electronic patient-record system, forcing cancellation of planned procedures, suspension of outpatient care, and ambulance diversions. The hospital reported no indication of a cyberattack; service was restored after about 24 hours.

French authorities attributed October cyberattacks on Danfoss and Copeland refrigeration controllers at about 700 retail sites to an Iranian-linked threat actor. The attacks disrupted refrigeration operations; the attribution and joint government warnings were publicly reported within the current 72-hour window.

Employers and ILWU Local 26 extended contract negotiations to November 20, averting an immediate strike by about 250 maritime watchmen. A resulting work stoppage could disrupt terminals handling more than half of cargo at the twin-port complex.