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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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Aramco Helicopter Crash In Ras Tanura Kills All 14 On Board
By Sara Gharaibeh Jun 28, 2026, 8:26 AM (Bloomberg) –A helicopter operated by Saudi Aramco crashed Sunday in the energy heartland of Ras Tanura, killing all 14 passengers on board. The...
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US Carries Out Fresh Strikes Against Iran After Tanker Struck In Hormuz, Escalating Hostilities
By Jana Choukeir and Jasper Ward DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the...
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Sweden Fits Guns To Coast Guard Vessels As Baltic Tensions Rise
By Charlie Duxbury Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Sweden is fitting machine guns to its civilian coast guard vessels to better counter what it views as an intensifying threat from Russia-linked vessels...
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A Super Yacht Armada Came To Miami, Leaving A Marine Graveyard In Its Wake
By Michael Smith Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Not far from the super yachts docked outside the island palaces of Miami’s new billionaire class, smaller boats abandoned by people who couldn’t afford...
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Second Tanker Struck in Strait of Hormuz as U.S.-Iran Shipping Crisis Deepens
A second merchant vessel has been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the rapidly deteriorating security situation despite efforts to keep commercial shipping moving through the strategic waterway....
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Tanker Struck In Hormuz As Navies Raise Threat Level To Ships
By Sara Gharaibeh and Alex Longley Jun 27, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz and naval authorities increased the threat level to shipping in the area,...
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Saudi Arabia Is Ramping Up Oil Exports As Gulf Ports Restart
By Julian Lee and Priyanjana Bengani Jun 26, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Saudi Arabia is boosting crude shipments, opening up its Persian Gulf ports that were shuttered by the Iran war while also...
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South Korea Says Attack on Ship in Strait of Hormuz Likely Involved an Iranian Missile
South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that an attack on a cargo ship operated by local shipper HMM 011200.KS in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month likely involved an Iranian anti-ship missile.
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Stena Immaculate Crew Honored with Gallant Ship Award Following Deadly Tanker Collision
Crowley mariners aboard the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate have received one of the U.S. maritime industry’s highest honors after their dramatic response to a deadly collision in the North Sea last year. ...
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FMC Hits Maersk With $1.9 Million Penalty Over Detention Billing
The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has secured a $1.9 million civil penalty settlement from Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller – Maersk over allegations the carrier improperly billed third parties for detention charges...
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Canada to Supply Germany With LNG From $7.3 Billion Export Project
Canada is set to announce a deal to supply Germany with liquefied natural gas from a planned export facility on the coast of British Columbia, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Iran Says New U.S. Strikes Violate Ceasefire
Iran said the United States had violated a ceasefire after the U.S. conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiating a deal to halt the conflict could "take a few days."
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Chile Approves $4.45 Billion ‘Outer Port’ Expansion at San Antonio
Chile has cleared the way for one of the largest infrastructure projects in its history after regional authorities unanimously approved the environmental permit for the massive “Puerto Exterior” expansion at...
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Quad Nations Launch Fiji Port Plan, Critical Minerals Pact Amid China Tensions
NEW DELHI, May 26 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan and the U.S. agreed to jointly build a port in Fiji and signed pacts covering critical minerals and energy security,...
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U.S. Gives Green Light to Scrap Iran-Linked Ships, Buyer Says
GMS, a major buyer of ships and offshore vessels for recycling, says it has received the first US permit to purchase carriers sanctioned over Iran.
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Iran Says New U.S. Strikes Violate Ceasefire
Iran said the United States had violated a ceasefire after the U.S. conducted what it called defensive strikes in southern Iran, while U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said negotiating a deal to halt the conflict could "take a few days."
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U.S. Military Denies Reported Restart of U.S. Naval Escorts in Strait of Hormuz
U.S. Central Command on Tuesday publicly denied reports that the U.S. Navy has resumed escorting commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz under the previously suspended “Project Freedom” operation, directly...
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Royal Navy Deploys Mine-Hunting Mothership for Potential Hormuz Mission
The United Kingdom is moving another major piece into place for a potential multinational operation in the Strait of Hormuz, with Royal Fleet Auxiliary vessel RFA Lyme Bay departing Gibraltar...
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CMA CGM Warns Middle East Crisis Still Reshaping Global Trade
CMA CGM has reported “resilient” first-quarter 2026 results as the world’s third-largest container carrier navigated ongoing disruption tied to the Middle East crisis, volatile freight markets, and shifting global trade flows....