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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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US Will Impose ‘Toughest Sanctions in History’ on Iran, Bessent Says
The U.S. will impose "the toughest sanctions in history" on Iran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Thursday, a focus on economic measures he suggested would lessen the need for new major military operations against Tehran.
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Norway Boosts Defense Footprint with Expansion of Arctic Brigade
Norway expanded on Thursday a recently created military brigade headquartered in the Arctic, the latest move by a NATO nation to boost its defense footprint in the wake of the Ukraine war.
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Trump Threatens Economic Isolation for Iran and Its Trading Partners
US President Donald Trump threatened Iran and its trading partners with economic isolation after months of military strikes and a maritime blockade failed to force Tehran to capitulate.
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Soaring Panama Canal Fees Drive a Nascent LPG Shuttle Trade
Exporters including Chevron Corp. are turning to ship-to-ship transfers to send liquefied petroleum gas from the US to Asia, an apparent change in strategy that comes as users of the Panama Canal grapple with congestion and record transit fees.
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Federal Labor Board Orders OSG and Alaska Tanker Company to Bargain With Deck Officers
The National Labor Relations Board has ordered two Saltchuk Resources tanker subsidiaries to recognize and bargain with the International Organization of Masters, Mates & Pilots (MM&P), following a long-running dispute...
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Transpacific Container Rates Surge as Carriers Cut Capacity
Global container spot rates rose for a second straight week as tighter capacity and resilient demand pushed Transpacific prices sharply higher, according to Drewry. The Drewry World Container Index increased...
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Maritime Markets Bracing for Long-term Disruption in the Middle East
By Lori-Ann LaRocco – The strong undertow of political bluster, a lack of data, vessel attacks and the political calendar have transformed the flow of trade in the Middle East....
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US Allies Wary of Joining Trump’s Strait of Hormuz Mission
US allies deflected President Donald Trump’s demands to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, expressing unease about getting pulled into the war in Iran.
In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers stressed that they did not want to escalate the war, treading cautiously about even redirecting an existing Red Sea naval mission to the vital passage for energy shipments. In Japan, officials said there were no plans to dispatch ships to escort stalled tankers. The UK similarly wouldn’t commit to a full naval mission.
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Soybeans and the 200- Week Moving Average
We look at Soybeans on the weekly chart.
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First LNG Tanker Carrying Russian Gas Enters Mediterranean Since ‘Arctic Metagaz’ Explosion
An LNG carrier carrying Russian gas has entered the Mediterranean Sea for the first time since Moscow began diverting shipments away from the region after an explosion aboard the tanker Arctic Metagaz earlier this month, ship-tracking data showed.
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Trump Demands Other Countries Help Secure Vital Strait Of Hormuz
By Maya Gebeily, Emily Rose and Jarrett Renshaw DUBAI/JERUSALEM/PALM BEACH, Florida, March 15 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Sunday his administration is talking to seven countries about helping to secure...
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EU To Discuss Bolstering Mideast Naval Mission Amid Iran War Turmoil
By Andrew Gray and Lili Bayer BRUSSELS, March 15 (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers will discuss on Monday bolstering a small naval mission in the Middle East but are not expected...
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Wheat & Cattle Key Levels For The Week
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
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What's Driving Grains Higher?
The latest CFTC Commitments of Traders report confirmed what I already knew in the Grains sector.
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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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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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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,...
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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...