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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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Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Choppy week of fresh data ends with optimism
Markets closed Monday for President's Day
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Japan Arrest Chinese Fishing Boat Captain
Japan seized a Chinese fishing vessel and arrested its captain after the ship entered Japan's exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki and fled inspection—the first such seizure since 2022, escalating already strained relations between the two nations.
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Reuters
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US Refiner Valero Energy Set To Import 6.5 Million Barrels of Venezuelan Crude
Valero Energy is set to import up to 6.5 million barrels of Venezuelan crude in March, potentially surpassing Chevron as the top U.S. refiner of Venezuelan oil since sanctions began easing following the capture of President Maduro.
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Walsh Trading
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Barchart
JUNE-AUG ’26 LIVE CATTLE SPREAD (LEM26-LEQ26) - WALSH PURE SPREADER
WALSH PURE SPREADER - Pure Hedge Division
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Falls Lower on Friday
The wheat complex closed Friday with losses across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 9 to 10 cents lower, as March was still 19 cents higher this week. KC HRW futures were 10 to 12 1/2 cents in the red on Friday, though March was 11 ¼ cents higher...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Heads into the Long Weekend with Fractional Gains
Corn futures posted fractional gains on Friday, as March managed to close the week with a 1 ½ cent gain. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3/4 cent at $3.98 1/4. The markets will be closed on Monday for President’s Day. Large managed money speculators were trimming...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Close the Week with Weakness
Soybeans rounded out the week with contracts down 2 to 4 ½ cents at the close, as March was 17 ¾ cents higher this week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 1/4 cents at $10.67 1/4. Soymeal futures were 70 cents to $1.30 higher on the...
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From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
DP World Launches First Auto Export Shipment from Egypt’s Ain Sokhna Port
DP World has marked a significant milestone in Egypt’s maritime and automotive sectors with its first-ever export shipment of passenger vehicles from Ain Sokhna Port. The vessel ULUSOY 5 departed...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
USS Harry S. Truman Arrives in Greece for Repairs Following Mediterranean Collision
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has arrived at U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Greece, for emergency repairs following a collision with a merchant vessel...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Maersk and Cochin Shipyard Sign Strategic MoU to Boost India’s Maritime Ambitions
A.P. Moller-Maersk and Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) have signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen India’s position in the global maritime sector, marking a significant step toward the country’s...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Shipping Giants Ask Watchdog to Avoid Biofuels in Green Push
Some major shipping lines including Hapag-Lloyd AG and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs are calling on the International Maritime Organization to avoid backing crop-based biofuels as the industry pushes to decarbonize.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
MARAD Approves Texas GulfLink Deepwater Oil Port
The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD) has approved the construction of a new deepwater port off the Texas coast, marking a significant expansion of America’s oil export capabilities. The Texas GulfLink...
From
Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Special Update, Live Cattle, April vs June
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Taiwan Strait Not China’s, Taipei Says After Canadian Warship Passes Through
The Taiwan Strait does not belong to China and any attempts to create tension threaten global security, the island's defense ministry said on Monday, after Beijing criticized Canada for sailing a warship through the sensitive waterway.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Russian Navy Warship Holds Artillery Firing Drills In Sea Of Japan
Feb 17 (Reuters) – The Russian Navy’s large landing ship, Admiral Nevelskoy, conducted artillery firing drills in the Sea of ??Japan, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Monday, citing the press service of...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
China Condemns Canadian Warship In Taiwan Strait
BEIJING, Feb 17 (Reuters) – China’s military on Monday condemned the sailing of a Canadian warship in the Taiwan Strait, saying its air and naval forces had monitored and warned the ship,...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Greek Inquiry Into 2023 Migrant Shipwreck Finds Coast Guard Breached Maritime Rules
By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Greece’s Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwrecks in 2023, raising the...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
EU In Talks To Fund Fleet To Repair Damaged Subsea Cables
By Gian Volpicelli and Andrea Palasciano Feb 15, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The European Union is mulling a public-private initiative worth “hundreds of millions” of euros to buy ships that can promptly repair...