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Shipping Industry News
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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Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. transportation has steadily become more efficient through advances in engine technology, infrastructure upgrades and increasingly sophisticated logistics networks. The next wave is...
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Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy
By Arsalan Shahla, Catherine Lucey and Sara Gharaibeh Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More ships have come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as talks to end the war in the...
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Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike Threatening Flooding Rain
By Brian K. Sullivan Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Pacific storm Lala strengthened into a hurricane as it edged closer to Hawaii’s Big Island, where it will make possible landfall on Saturday,...
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Between Cartel Threats And US Airstrikes, Ecuador Fishermen Have Nowhere To Hide
By Alexandra Valencia and Yury Garcia JARAMIJO/SAN MATEO, Ecuador, August 15 (Reuters) – At first light on Ecuador’s Pacific coast, small fishing boats fan out from the villages of San Mateo and...
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UAE Says Iran Attacked Another ADNOC Vessel In Hormuz
CAIRO, Aug 15 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday Iran had attacked an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company vessel while it was transiting the Strait of Hormuz a day...
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Hanwha, Fincantieri Shares Rise as Trump Opens Navy Shipbuilding to Foreign Yards
Shares of South Korea's Hanwha Group and Italy's Fincantieri rose on Friday after President Donald Trump's directive opening U.S. Navy shipbuilding to overseas yards.
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Iranian Attacks Push Hormuz Shipping Toward Tehran-Controlled Route
Iranian attacks on commercial shipping are pushing more vessels away from the U.S.-coordinated route through Omani waters and toward the northern, Tehran-controlled corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, according to...
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Trump Warns Iran of ‘Beating’ After Jordan Base Attack
(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said the US would hit Iran hard after a recent attack that targeted a military base in Jordan, as the war in the Middle East...
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New U.S. Sanctions Target Iran’s Emerging Strait of Hormuz Maritime Services Network
The Trump administration on Wednesday expanded its campaign against Iran’s efforts to control commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, sanctioning two organizations that Treasury says were created to provide...
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ABS Sees Floating Offshore Wind Driving Surge in Demand for Support Vessels
Floating offshore wind is set to create a new wave of demand for high-specification offshore support vessels, with supply constraints potentially emerging before the end of the decade, according to...
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Mike Schuler
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New Zealand Awards First New Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration Permit Since Reversing Ban
New Zealand has awarded its first new offshore petroleum exploration permit since the government reversed the country’s ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration, marking what officials describe as...
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PanStar Prepares for South Korea’s First Arctic Container Voyage to Europe
South Korean exporters are enthusiastic about the country’s maiden container shipping voyage through the Northern Sea Route.
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Mike Schuler
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Shipping Industry Urges Protection for Civilian Seafarers as Global Maritime Threats Escalate
The global shipping industry is warning that civilian seafarers are increasingly being caught in the crossfire of geopolitical conflicts, as attacks on merchant vessels in the Middle East and Black...
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Hormuz Tensions Flare After U.S.-Saudi Strikes, Iran Claims Attacks on Tankers
The United States and Saudi Arabia jointly struck Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq on Wednesday, the first U.S. airstrikes in the Middle East since President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. bombing campaign against Iran last week.
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Russia Sends First Conventional LNG Carrier to Arctic LNG 2 as Oil Tankers Gather for NSR Push
Russia sent the first conventional, non-ice-class LNG carrier of the year to the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project on Wednesday as a growing fleet of crude oil tankers assembled nearby ahead of a summer push through the Northern Sea Route, underscoring Moscow’s expanding reliance on Arctic shipping to sustain energy exports despite Western sanctions.
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Mike Schuler
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HD Hyundai Samho Delivers First Very Large Ammonia Carrier to Maersk
HD Hyundai Samho has delivered its first-ever Very Large Ammonia Carrier (VLAC), marking another milestone in the growing market for vessels designed to transport low-carbon fuels. The South Korean shipbuilder...
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Mike Schuler
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Explosion, Fire Reported Aboard Norwegian Chemical Tanker Off Fredrikstad
A fire aboard a Norwegian chemical tanker was extinguished Monday after an apparent explosion prompted a large-scale emergency response off Norway’s southeast coast, with all 15 crew members accounted for...
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Houthis Claim Fourth Attack on Saudi Tanker as Red Sea Blockade Intensifies
The Iran-backed Houthis claimed Tuesday they attacked a fourth Saudi-linked tanker since announcing a maritime blockade on Saudi ports, underscoring the escalating threat to commercial shipping in the Red Sea....
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Mike Schuler
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CMA CGM Posts Strong Q2 Earnings as Middle East Disruptions Boost Shipping Rates
French shipping and logistics giant CMA CGM reported sharply higher second-quarter earnings on Tuesday, benefiting from resilient global trade, higher freight rates and strong cargo demand despite mounting geopolitical disruptions...