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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
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Falling to Kick Off Tuesday
Wheat is down across the three markets, with Chicago leading the charge lower so far on Tuesday morning. 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 last week. Open interest was...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Falling Out of the Three-Day Weekend
Corn price action is down 2 to 3 ½ cents as trade resumes on Tuesday morning. Futures posted fractional gains on Friday, as March managed to close the week with a 1 ½ cent gain. Preliminary open interest was up 5,808 contracts on Friday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Easing Back on Tuesday AM Trade
Soybeans are showing 2 to 4 cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday morning. Futures rounded out the week with contracts down 2 to 4 ½ cents at the close, as March was 17 ¾ cents higher last week. Open interest rose 6,846 contracts on Friday. The cmdtyView national average...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Iran Says It’s Closing Parts of Hormuz Strait as US Talks Resume
Parts of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important oil-shipping lanes, will be closed for “several hours” on Tuesday as part of Iran’s military drills, state TV in the Islamic Republic reported.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Kremlin Aide Warns West Over Seizure of Russian Vessels
Russia could deploy its navy to prevent European powers from seizing its vessels and may retaliate against European shipping if Russian ships are taken, Nikolai Patrushev, one of Russia's leading hardliners, was quoted as saying on Tuesday.
From
Malte Humpert
via
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
via
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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From
Oliver Sloup
via
Barchart
Grain Markets Find Thier Footing in the Early Morning Trade
Grain markets have been relatively quiet overnight as market participants digest the volatile and information that led to a volatile start to the week in some of the outside markets.
From
Darin Newsom
via
Barchart
How Are Markets Acting Heading into the January FOMC Meeting?
A look at the Barchart Futures Market Heat Map early Tuesday morning showed nearly all sectors of the commodity complex in the red.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Russia Oil Trade to China, India Stalls as Sanctions Drive Up Shipping Costs
Trade for March-loading Russian oil in top buyer Asia has stalled as a wide price gap between buyers and sellers emerged in China after costs for chartering tankers unaffected by U.S. sanctions jumped, according to traders and shipping data.
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Nine Charged in Massive Smuggling Scheme at Ports of Los Angeles and Long beach
Federal authorities have uncovered a sophisticated smuggling operation at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, leading to the arrest of eight defendants in connection with a scheme to...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Traders Take a Risk Off Approach on Monday
Corn futures rounded out the Monday session with contracts down 2 to 4 ½ cents at the close, pulling off midday lows. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 4 1/2 cents at $4.47 3/4. USDA reported a private export sale of 139,000 MT of corn to...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Posts Losses on Monday
Wheat faced weakness on Monday, with the three markets falling lower. Chicago SRW futures were down 8 to 10 cents in the nearbys. KC HRW futures were 6 to 7 lower in the front months. MPLS spring wheat was 9 to 10 cents in the red. Texas released their state...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Pull Back on Monday
The soybean market faced some selling pressure on Monday, with contracts down 5 to 11 cents at the close. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 11 cents at $9.84. Soymeal futures were down a dime to $4.10/ton, with Soy Oil futures down 18 to 23 points on...
From
Bill Allen
via
Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Volatility is Here to Stay; Cattle Prices Are Not.
From
Chris Swift
via
Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about straining working capital
Working capital is being strained, whether in a hedge, production costs, or interest rates, everything to produce a pound of beef is higher than just a few weeks ago.
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Russian Oil Tankers U-Turn and Then Halt Near France After Storm
Two oil tankers hauling crude from Russia made U-turns as they sailed past France and are now at a standstill near the northern port of Cherbourg.
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Seafarer Happiness Index Shows First Decline in 2024, Port Access Restrictions Key Concern
The Mission to Seafarers’ latest Seafarers Happiness Index reveals a decline in seafarer satisfaction to 6.91 in Q4 2024, down from 7.16 in Q3, marking the first downturn in four...