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Agri Port is your go-to source for the latest local and global industry news relevant to the shipping and grain vessel loading industry. Stay up-to-date with current events, new regulations, best practices, and essential industry updates that impact your operations.
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Mike Schuler
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Saronic Wins Navy Production Contract for 180-Foot Autonomous Surface Vessel
Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea evaluation that put the ship through more than 140 scenarios over eight...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Cheniere Signs 22-Year LNG Supply Deal With Petrobras
Cheniere Energy has signed a 22-year agreement to supply Brazil’s Petrobras with U.S. liquefied natural gas, adding another long-term customer as the company looks to support further expansion of its...
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Russian Crude Exports Boom Blunted by Kremlin’s Diesel Sales Ban
Russia shipped the most crude in a month-and-a-half, while a jump in prices propelled the value of those cargoes close to the highest since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But the benefits to the Kremlin are being undermined by its ban on overseas diesel sales.
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Paul Morgan
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gCaptain
Old Hulls, New Money: Why the VLCC Market Has Stopped Counting Years
For most of shipping history, the valuation equation has been straightforward. A ship leaves the yard, begins ageing and progressively loses value. New steel commands the premium. Older steel trades at a discount.
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Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief, Tehran Says it is Ready for Talks
US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear program.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Maersk Expands Fuel Options With First U.S. Ethanol Bunkering
A.P. Moller-Maersk has bunkered one of its dual-fuel containerships with 100% U.S.-produced corn ethanol, marking what the company says is the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as Ship Attacks Go Unreported for Days
The maritime picture in the Strait of Hormuz is becoming harder to verify, with another delayed report of a vessel strike raising questions over how much of the fighting is...
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LNG Canada Greenlights Phase 2, Doubling Export Capacity
The partners behind LNG Canada have approved a major expansion of the British Columbia export terminal, clearing the way to double its production capacity to 28 million tonnes of LNG...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
First U.S. Coast Guard Arctic Security Cutter in Finland Nears Halfway Point as Second Approaches Construction
Rauma Marine Constructions in Finland has made rapid progress on the first of two Arctic Security Cutters it is building for the U.S. Coast Guard, with almost half of the vessel's blocks already launched and construction of the second ship approaching, according to the Finnish shipbuilder's chief executive.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Shell to Double LNG Canada Plant in Multibillion-Dollar Plan
Shareholders in the Shell Plc-led LNG Canada venture greenlit plans to double its liquefied natural gas export capacity, forging ahead with the multibillion-dollar investment as key customers in Asia face the biggest supply shock of recent times.
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Reuters
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Hapag-Lloyd Urges Israel to Review Improved Offer for Shipping Services Company ZIM
Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE on Tuesday urged Israeli authorities to review improved terms in the company's $4.2 billion bid for ZIM Integrated Shipping Services.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
CMA CGM Ship Rescues Four After Yacht Strikes Whale in South Pacific
Four sailors have been rescued from a life raft in the South Pacific after their yacht struck a whale and began taking on water about 250 nautical miles north of...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Panama Canal Adds Transit Capacity as Rainfall Brings Relief
The Panama Canal is easing restrictions on vessel draft and daily transits after improved rainfall and water-saving measures helped stabilize conditions in the waterway’s drought-sensitive watershed. The Panama Canal Authority said the...
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Bloomberg
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EU’s Kallas Says Two Countries May Send Ships to Counter Houthis
(Bloomberg) — Two countries signaled interest in sending ships to counter Houthi strikes in the Red Sea, top European Union diplomat Kaja Kallas said. Kallas has been pressing countries to...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
U.S. and Iran Set to Hold Separate Talks With Mediators on Monday or Tuesday
Sept 28 (Reuters) – Qatari mediators are likely to hold separate talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in New York and with the US side on Monday or Tuesday, an official briefed on the negotiations told Reuters, in...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Europe Draws More LNG as Hormuz Crisis Tightens Global Market
European imports of liquefied natural gas are rising ahead of the Northern Hemisphere winter, as prolonged disruptions to flows through the Strait of Hormuz threaten to intensify global competition for the fuel.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
A.P. Moller Capital Takes Majority Stake in Euroports
A.P. Moller Capital has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Euroports Group, adding one of Europe’s largest bulk and breakbulk terminal operators to its growing portfolio of transportation and logistics...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
NBC News: Eight Marines Injured in Previously Undisclosed Iranian Attack in Hormuz
Eight U.S. Marines were injured when an Iranian cruise missile struck a vessel they were operating aboard in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month, according to a previously unreported...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Philippines Accuses Chinese Vessel of Spoofing Location in Northern Waters
The Philippine Coast Guard accused a Chinese research vessel on Monday of spoofing its location while loitering off Batanes, the country's northernmost island group near Taiwan, saying its movements were consistent with unauthorised marine scientific research.