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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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Mike Schuler
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Three More Tanker Attacks Surface in Delayed Hormuz Reports
Three more attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz have surfaced through delayed reports from UK Maritime Trade Operations, adding to growing uncertainty over how quickly incidents in the...
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Trump Set to Tout Korean Investment in Alaska LNG, Other Projects, Sources Say
President Donald Trump could unveil plans as soon as Wednesday to tap South Korea's pledged strategic investment package for about $54 billion to build a liquefied natural gas facility in Alaska and several other major US projects, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
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JPMorgan and Goldman See Mideast Oil Flows Near Pre-War Levels
Crude oil flows from the Middle East are returning toward pre-war levels despite continued risks to shipping, according to separate estimates from JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
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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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
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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Carney Pushes Idea Of Making Canada ‘Associate Member’ Of EU
BRUSSELS, Sept 13 (Reuters) – Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney wants a closer relationship with the European Union and is exploring whether his country could become an “associate member” of the bloc,...
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Russia Hits Odesa Again As Black Sea Shipping Disrupted
By Bloomberg News Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia carried out a large airstrike on Ukraine’s port city of Odesa and the surrounding region as shipping in the Black Sea remains disrupted...
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Iraq Under Pressure After Drone Strikes Close Key Saudi Pipeline
By Khalid Al-Ansary and Devika Krishna Kumar Sep 12, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Iraq is moving to contain the fallout from attacks that caused the closure of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, after the...
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Reuters
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Crew Of Vessel Attacked In Hormuz Strait Evacuated
CAIRO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – A vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the United Kingdom Maritime ?Trade Operations said early on Sunday. The crew were...
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US Limits Air Defense Time Slots For Tankers Sailing Through Hormuz
Sept 12 (Reuters) – The U.S. has asked tankers traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to sail only at specific times to guarantee military protection after Iran stepped up attacks on ships...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Anthropic Says Iran-Linked Actor Used Claude to Compile U.S. Navy Targeting Data
Anthropic says it disrupted an Iran-linked user that used its Claude artificial intelligence models to track U.S. naval forces, compile targeting material and research vulnerabilities in shipboard systems. The activity...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
‘Merchant Mariners Delivered’: Remembering the 9/11 Boatlift 25 Years Later
U.S. Maritime Administrator Stephen Carmel on Friday marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks by honoring the merchant mariners who answered an extraordinary call for help and helped...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Oil Tanker Rates Hit Record Highs Following Iran, US Shipping Attacks
The cost of shipping oil in the largest tankers hit record highs this week following the biggest wave of attacks on shipping since the U.S.-Iran war began in late February.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Coast Guard’s New Digital Mariner Credentialing Platform Set to Go Live
The U.S. Coast Guard is set to launch its new digital mariner credentialing system, marking a major shift in how mariners apply for Merchant Mariner Credentials and medical certificates as...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S.-Facilitated Hormuz Transits Help Lift Gulf Crude Exports Above 10 Million Bpd
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is still running far below normal, but the latest UKMTO data shows a steady flow of ships continuing to move through the waterway, much...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis reached the strategic island of Perim in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Friday, four Yemeni government sources told Reuters, moving to tighten their grip on a vital global shipping route in the widening Middle East war.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Strong Imports Push Port of Long Beach to Busiest August on Record
The Port of Long Beach handled its busiest August on record as U.S. container imports remained stronger than expected through the late summer peak season. The port moved 919,992 twenty-foot...