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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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Explosive Device Likely Damaged Greek Tanker Off Libya Last Week
ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) – An external explosive device most likely caused the blast that damaged Greek oil tanker Vilamoura as it was sailing off the Libyan coast last week, the vessel’s...
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Russia Reports Ammonia Leak At Leningrad’s Ust-Luga Seaport
By Bloomberg News Jul 6, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Russia reported an ammonia leak at the Ust-Luga seaport in the Leningrad region that authorities said occurred during loading operations on the LPG tanker...
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Japan To Export Used Destroyers To Philippines To Deter China
TOKYO, July 6 (Reuters) – Japan will export used navy destroyers to the Philippines to strengthen its deterrence against China’s maritime expansion, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday, as the two U.S. allies increase cooperation...
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Vessel Under Attack in Red Sea as Armed Security Team Returns Fire Near Yemen
The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center is reporting an “ongoing” maritime security incident in the Red Sea off Yemen, where a vessel came under attack approximately 51 nautical miles...
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Petronas To Drill Three Exploration Wells At Suriname Offshore Block
PARAMARIBO, July 5 (Reuters) – Petronas will begin drilling on Sunday, the first of three wells in an exploration campaign aimed at finding additional oil reserves at its offshore Block 52 in Suriname, state company Staatsolie...
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Britain And France Hope Migrant ‘Taxi Boat’ Plan Will Slow Record Channel Crossings
By Gabriel Stargardter CALAIS, France, July 4 (Reuters) – Early one morning this week, a dinghy motored along a vast beach in northern France, stopping every few hundred meters to pick up...
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Low Water Levels On Danube Disrupt Shipping As Heatwave Hits Hungary
BUDAPEST, July 4 (Reuters) – Unusually low water levels on the Danube river in Hungary are affecting shipping, agriculture, and local ecosystems along Europe’s second-longest river, which is a major transport route across the...
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Wheat Leaking Back Lower on Thursday
The wheat complex trading with losses at Thursday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are down 2 to 4 cents on the day. The Kansas City HRW market is 1 to 2 cents weaker so far on Thursday. Minneapolis spring wheat futures are slipping back 3 to 5 cents at midday. Export...
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Memorial Day Trading Schedule
The upcoming US Memorial Day Holiday Futures Trading Schedule for Friday, May 23rd, through Monday, May 26th, 2025, is below.
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Mike Schuler
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NOAA Expects Busier-Than-Normal Hurricane Season
NOAA’s latest outlook predicts an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with a 60% chance of exceeding typical storm activity between June 1 and November 30. Forecasters anticipate 13 to 19...
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North Korea’s Warship Launch Ends in Disaster as Kim Jong Un Watches
A major accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's leader calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated, state media KCNA reported.
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Mike Schuler
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U.S. Celebrates National Maritime Day 2025 Amid Historic Policy Push
The United States marks National Maritime Day 2025 today with renewed focus on strengthening its maritime sector. Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy highlighted the critical role of Merchant Mariners,...
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CK Hutchison Confirms Aponte’s MSC is Main Investor in Ports Deal
HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) – CK Hutchison confirmed on Thursday that Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte’s family-run MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is the main investor in a group seeking to buy 43 ports from...
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Mike Schuler
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EU’s Largest-Ever Dark Fleet Sanctions Package Still Leaves Major Gaps
The European Union has launched its most extensive sanctions package targeting Russia’s shadow fleet—blacklisting 189 additional Russian-linked tankers and bringing the total number of sanctioned vessels to 342. This marks...
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Warning Shot: GRIs Reveal Carrier Playbook Amid Tariff Rush
General rate increases (GRIs) give a “clear indication of ocean carrier intentions”, and raise alarm bells for their clients with long-term contracts.
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US Importers Race to Beat Trump Tariffs Facing Complex Customs Forms
US businesses are under mounting pressure to import goods while President Donald Trump’s higher tariffs are on pause, and they’re simultaneously navigating increasingly complex filing rules when their cargo crosses the border.
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Oliver Sloup
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The Grain Rally Stalls Against Technical Resistance
Grain markets have had an impressive first half of the week but saw some of the wind taken out of the sail overnight after running out of momentum against technical resistance.
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Poland Checking for Any Explosive Devices Near Undersea Power Cable, PM Says
Poland is looking into whether any explosive devices were planted where a ship from Russia's "shadow fleet" was seen moving suspiciously near a power cable linking Poland with Sweden on Wednesday, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Sticking Close to Unchanged Early on Thursday
Wheat is closing back in on steady trade on Thursday morning after overnight weakness. The wheat complex closed out the Wednesday session with gains across the three exchanges, fading from off the midday highs. Chicago SRW futures were 3 to 4 cents in the green. Preliminary open interest was down...