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Shipping Industry News
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Pakistan Weighs Hormuz Options After Iran Clears 20 Ships
Pakistan is considering options that include allowing other ships to ferry vital cargoes under its flag, after Iran said it would allow 20 of the nation’s vessels through the Strait of Hormuz — more than it currently has in the area.
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Another Greek Oil Tanker Exits Hormuz Despite Iran’s Blockade
Another Greek-controlled oil tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz, marking the fourth such voyage since hostilities in the Middle East began.
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Mike Schuler
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Industry Groups Urge Gulf States to Act as 20,000 Seafarers Remain Stranded by Hormuz Crisis
The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) and the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) have held urgent talks with Gulf State representatives as the maritime crisis in the Strait of Hormuz enters its fifth week,...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Showing Slight Gains on Tuesday Morning
Soybeans are up 1 to 4 cents so far on Tuesday morning. Futures saw weakness late on Monday as front months came back to close with fractionally mixed action. Open interest on Monday was up 2,748 contracts, with most coming in July through November contracts, as May was down 6,409...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Starting Off Tuesday with Mixed Trade
Wheat is mixed, with the winter wheat contracts higher and spring wheat lower on Tuesday morning. The wheat complex posted mixed action on Monday, with KC the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were mostly fractionally to 2 ¾ cents higher. Open interest rose 3,302 contracts. KC HRW futures were down 6...
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Darin Newsom
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Barchart
What Should We Expect From USDA Tuesday?
Quarterly grain stocks (as of March 1) and annual prospective plantings numbers will be released at noon (ET) Tuesday.
The APS Information Center
For detailed updates and additional resources, explore our resources section.
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Israel Attacks Three Yemeni Ports And Power Plant
July 7 (Reuters) – Israel has attacked Houthi targets in three Yemeni ports and a power plant, the Israeli military said early on Monday, marking the first Israeli attack on Yemen in almost a month....
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Crew Rescued In Red Sea After Attack On Ship Near Yemen
CAIRO, July 6 (Reuters) – The crew of a ship set on fire in an attack in the Red Sea on Sunday abandoned the vessel and were rescued as it took on water, a British maritime agency said, in...
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Explosive Device Likely Damaged Greek Tanker Off Libya Last Week
ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) – An external explosive device most likely caused the blast that damaged Greek oil tanker Vilamoura as it was sailing off the Libyan coast last week, the vessel’s...
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Bloomberg
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Russia Reports Ammonia Leak At Leningrad’s Ust-Luga Seaport
By Bloomberg News Jul 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia reported an ammonia leak at the Ust-Luga seaport in the Leningrad region that authorities said occurred during loading operations on the LPG tanker...
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Japan To Export Used Destroyers To Philippines To Deter China
TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) – Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two U.S. allies increase cooperation...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Vessel Under Attack in Red Sea as Armed Security Team Returns Fire Near Yemen
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center is reporting an “ongoing” maritime security incident in the Red Sea off Yemen, where a vessel came under attack approximately 51 nautical miles...
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Reuters
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Petronas To Drill Three Exploration Wells At Suriname Offshore Block
PARAMARIBO, July 5 (Reuters) – Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie...
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Britain And France Hope Migrant ‘Taxi Boat’ Plan Will Slow Record Channel Crossings
By Gabriel Stargardter CALAIS, France, July 4 (Reuters) – Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred meters to pick up...
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Reuters
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Low Water Levels On Danube Disrupt Shipping As Heatwave Hits Hungary
BUDAPEST, July 4 (Reuters) – Unusually low water levels on the Danube river in Hungary are affecting shipping, agriculture, and local ecosystems along Europe’s second-longest river, which is a major transport route across the...
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Mike Schuler
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Trump’s Vietnam Deal Shows China Tariffs Won’t Fall Much Further
President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with Vietnam sends a clear signal about where US tariffs on Chinese goods might ultimately land, as talks between Washington and Beijing continue following their recent truce.
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The Loadstar
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Asia-Europe Container Rates Overtake Transpacific for First Time in 2025
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – For the first time since the beginning of this year it is now more expensive to ship a 40ft container from Asia to North...
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Reuters
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Chinese Captain in Baltic Sea Cable Damage Case Appears in Hong Kong Court
HONG KONG, July 4 (Reuters) – The captain of a Hong Kong-registered ship alleged to have damaged undersea cables in the Baltic Sea was assigned a lawyer in a Hong Kong court...