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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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Reuters
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gCaptain
Bahrain Pushes UN Vote to Authorize Force in Strait of Hormuz
Bahrain has put forward a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that would authorize countries to use "all necessary means" - diplomatic language for force - to protect commercial shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a text seen by Reuters on Monday.
From
Paul Morgan
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gCaptain
Smarter Ships: Automation, AI, and the New Strain on Seafarers
How automation, AI, and the decline of traditional watchkeeping are reshaping seafarer welfare By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – The modern ship has never been more advanced. Engine rooms now run...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Falls Back on Monday
The wheat complex started the week with losses across the three markets on Monday. Chicago SRW futures were 2 ¾ to 7 ½ cents lower. KC HRW futures were fractionally to 3 cents in the red. MPLS spring wheat was mixed, with front months fractionally to a penny lower and...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Sees Monday Strength
Soybeans posted gains of 2 ¼ to 7 ¼ cents in the front months on Monday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 3/4 cents at $10.90 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $1.00 to $2.00, with Soy Oil futures up 7 to 26 points. Bean oil was...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Falls on Monday as Traders Digest the Middle East Situation
Corn futures closed the Monday session with contracts down 1 ½ to 6 cents in most contracts at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 6 cents to $4.17 3/4. Early on Monday morning, President Trump put out a Truth Social post ordering the military to...
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From
Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Wheat & Cattle Key Levels For The Week
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
From
Darin Newsom
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Barchart
What's Driving Grains Higher?
The latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report confirmed what I already knew in the Grains sector.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Why Does The Port Of Fujairah Matter To The Oil Market?
LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) – Some oil-loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah port, a major global hub for refueling ships as well as crude and fuel exports, after a drone...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Indian Sailors Stranded Off Iran Just Want To Go Home
By Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) – Stranded for two weeks at the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas as drones and missiles set ships ablaze nearby, 26-year-old seafarer Ambuj says he has not...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
UAE’s Fujairah Port Stops Some Oil Loading Operations After Drone Attack
By Sarah El Safty and Nidhi Verma DUBAI, March 14 (Reuters) – Some oil-loading operations have been suspended in the United Arab Emirates’ Fujairah emirate, a major bunkering hub and crude export terminal,...
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Oil Drillers Resort To Trucks As Key California Pipeline Idled
By Nathan Risser Mar 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Oil drillers in central California have resorted to the costly and cumbersome alternative of trucking crude barrels 50 miles after the shut down of...
From
Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Historic week in commodity markets and grains not finished
FOMC Interest Rate Decision on March 18th
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
BP Wins OK For First New Gulf Project Since Deepwater Horizon Tragedy
By Ari Natter Mar 13, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Trump administration approved BP Plc’s plan to pump billions of dollars worth of crude from what will be the company’s first virgin field...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Calls for Allied Warships to Secure Strait of Hormuz
President Donald J. Trump said Saturday that allied nations could deploy warships alongside the United States to help secure the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a potential multinational naval effort to restore shipping through...
From
Paul Morgan
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gCaptain
India’s Tanker Escape: Rare Hormuz Passage Signals New Political Reality for Global Shipping
Two Indian liquefied petroleum gas carriers have successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz after receiving rare clearance from Iran, highlighting how the world’s most critical energy shipping corridor is increasingly being shaped by diplomacy rather than routine commercial navigation.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Boosts LNG Exports From Plaquemines as Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Gas Supply
The U.S. Department of Energy has approved an immediate increase in liquefied natural gas exports from Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG terminal in Louisiana, moving to bolster global gas supplies as escalating...