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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.
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Arctic Ship Traffic Hits Record High in 2025 as Resource Projects Drive Growth
Ship traffic in the Arctic reached a new milestone in 2025, with 1,812 unique vessels operating inside the Polar Code area, according to new data released by the Arctic Council Working Group on the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME). The figures mark a 40% increase from 2013, when PAME began tracking traffic through its Arctic Ship Traffic Data (ASTD) system.
From
The Loadstar
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gCaptain
Explainer: The US Maritime Action Plan and What It Means for Shipping Lines
The White House’s 13 February Maritime Action Plan (MAP) sets out an ambitious strategy: to rebuild US shipbuilding and reduce dependence on foreign-built and foreign-flagged vessels
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Chevron-led Consortium Signs Contracts for Gas Exploration Off Greece
A consortium led by U.S. oil major Chevron signed exclusive lease agreements on Monday to look for natural gas off southern Greece, expanding the United States' presence in the eastern Mediterranean.
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
MOL Seeks Hungarian Oil Reserves to Cover Pipeline Blockage
Mol Group Nyrt, Hungary’s largest energy company, asked the government to release strategic oil reserves to keep its refineries operating while a key pipeline route through Ukraine remains blocked.
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Russia Sends Nuclear Icebreaker From Arctic to Baltic Sea as Severe Ice Chokes Shipping
Russia has dispatched two powerful icebreakers, including a nuclear-powered vessel, from Arctic waters to the Baltic Sea to help keep shipping lanes open as one of the harshest ice seasons in more than a decade disrupts traffic across northern Europe.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
India seizes Iran-linked US-sanctioned tankers, steps up surveillance
ndia has seized three U.S.-sanctioned tanker ships linked to Iran this month and stepped up surveillance in its maritime zone to curb illicit trade, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on Monday.
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Bill Allen
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Austin Schroeder
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Soybeans Pulling Back on Friday AM Trade
The soybean market is down 7 to 9 cents so far on Friday morning trade. Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 10 to 17 cents on the session, as traders were taking some money off the table ahead of the end of the month. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Slipping as Tariff Date Nears
The wheat complex is trading with double digit losses across the three exchanges on Friday morning. Wheat futures extended the gains across the three markets on Thursday.. Chicago SRW futures were up another 3 to 4 cents in the nearbys at the close. KC HRW futures were 7 to 8...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Gaps Lower As President Trump Sticks with Tariffs
Corn futures gapped lower at the open, as contracts are down 5 to 10 cents on Friday morning. The corn market was up against some month-end sell pressure on Thursday ahead of a potential February 1 tariff deadline. Futures were down 2 to 7 cents on the session. The national...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Extends Higher on Thursday
Wheat futures extended the gains across the three markets on Thursday.. Chicago SRW futures were up another 3 to 4 cents in the nearbys at the close. KC HRW futures were 7 to 8 cents higher in the front months on the session. MPLS spring wheat was 5 to 7...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Fall Back Lower on Thursday
Soybeans posted Thursday losses of 10 to 17 cents on the session, as traders were taking some money off the table ahead of the end of the month. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 17 1/2 cents at $9.80 1/4. Soymeal futures were down $5.20/ton, with Soy...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Faces Month End Pressure, As Tariff Threat Grows
The corn market was up against some month-end sell pressure on Thursday ahead of a potential February 1 tariff deadline. Futures were down 2 to 7 cents on the session. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 7 cents at $4.54 1/4. Late on Thursday afternoon, President...
From
Ben DiCostanzo
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Barchart
Profit Taking in the Cattle Markets
Cattle markets fall as month end and the Cattle Inventory report looms big in traders' eyes.
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Set On 25% Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Starting February 1
By Akayla Gardner and Josh Wingrove (Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said he would follow through on his threat to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico on Feb....
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Panama’s Mulino Shuts Down Trump’s Canal Takeover Talk Ahead of Rubio Visit
Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out discussing control over the Panama Canal in a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is set to visit the Central American country in his first official trip abroad this weekend.
From
Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain and Livestock Markets Come Under Pressure
Profit taking in grains and cattle was seen as we approach the last trading day of the month.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Greek Shipping Company Fined $1.1M for Environmental Violations in Corpus Christi
Eurobulk Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $1.125 million criminal fine and serve four years of probation for violating the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) and falsifying...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
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