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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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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, posting alongside an illustration of the...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
US Revokes Visas For Chile Officials Over China Cable Plan
The US State Department revoked visas for Chile's Transport Minister and two other officials over a proposed undersea telecommunications cable linking Chile to Hong Kong, forcing the South American nation to navigate between its top trading partner China and strategic ally Washington.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Australian Warship Transits Taiwan Strait, Tracked By China’s Navy
Australian frigate HMAS Toowoomba transited the Taiwan Strait as part of an Indo-Pacific deployment, prompting tracking by China's PLA Navy. Beijing claims the strategic waterway as territorial waters despite international law recognizing it as an international passage.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Announces Greenland Hospital Ship Mission as Mercy and Comfort Sit in Alabama Shipyard
President Donald Trump announced on Saturday via social media that the United States will send a hospital ship to Greenland to provide medical care, posting alongside an illustration of the...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Cuba Bound Tanker Carrying Russian Fuels To Test Trump Blockade
By Lucia Kassai Feb 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A ship believed to be carrying Russian fuels is on its way to Cuba, putting US President Donald Trump’s sanctions to the test amid the...
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Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Wheat rally extends amid uncertainty over SCOTUS tariff decision
US State of the Union Address on Feb. 24th
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Slovakia Threatens To Stop Electricity To Ukraine Unless Kyiv Resumes Piping Russian Oil
Feb 21 (Reuters) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico threatened on Saturday to cut off emergency electricity supplies to Ukraine unless Kyiv acts within two days to resume the pumping of Russian oil to...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
BOEM’s Draft EIS Sets the Stage for GoM Oil Leasing in a Shifting Energy Landscape
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has released its Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Gulf of Mexico oil and gas lease sales. The announcement comes on the...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Slipping as Shipments Slow
The soybean market is showing 2 to 5 cent losses across the front months on Monday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is back down 4 1/2 cent at $9.40 1/2. Soymeal futures are up $2.40/ton at midday. There were 43 deliveries issued against December meal. Soy Oil futures...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Bulls Positioning Higher Ahead of Tuesday USDA Reports
Corn futures are showing 1 to 2 ¾ cent gains across most contracts on Monday. Preliminary open interest on Friday was up 20,781 contracts. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 1 1/4 cents at $4.14 1/2. Weekly Export Inspections data from USDA indicated 1.05 MMT (41.3...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Posting Midday Gains
Wheat is showing gains across the three exchanges at Monday’s midday. Chicago SRW futures are fractionally to 1 ½ cents higher, with December an exception on thin trade. There were 5 delivery notice issued against December Chicago wheat on Friday night. KC HRW contracts are up 3 to 4 cents...
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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain Markets Test Significant Resistance Ahead of WASDE Report. Funds Remain Aggressively Long in Livestock Markets
Grain markets have seen a choppy trade to start the week as traders gear up for Tuesday’s WASDE report. Risk of long liquidation lingers over the livestock markets as Funds remain at or near record long across the board.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Methanol Milestone: Inside Maersk Halifax’s Green Methanol Conversion
MAN Energy Solutions has completed the world’s first retrofit of a Very Large Container Vessel (VLCV) to enable green methanol operation. The Maersk Halifax, a 15,000 TEU containership, underwent an...
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The Loadstar
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gCaptain
FMC Halts Premier Alliance Rollout Over Competitive Concerns
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has issued a request for more information from ONE, HMM and Yang Ming on their proposed Premier Alliance.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seizes $4.6M Drug Cache in International Waters
The U.S. Coast Guard’s Bahrain-baed Sentinel-class fast response cutter Glen Harris (WPC 1144) successfully intercepted and seized illicit narcotics valued at $4.6 million in international waters on November 25. The...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
FMC Closes Great Lakes Ballast Water Investigation as Canadian Exemptions Ease Concerns
The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has concluded one of its two investigations into Canadian ballast water regulations affecting Great Lakes shipping, marking a significant development in U.S.-Canada maritime relations. The...
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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain Markets Had an Impressive End to Last Week’s Trade. Can the Rally Continue?
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Grain markets were pretty dull in the first half of last week’s trade but found their footing into the weekend. Some of that strength has carried over into the early morning trade. Can corn, soybeans, and wheat clear the big technical resistance levels?
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Bulls Extending Strength on Monday Morning
Corn is up fractionally a penny so far on Monday morning. The corn market put on a rally ahead of the weekend as contracts were up 2 ½ to 5 cents across the board on Friday. March was up 7 cents on the week. Preliminary open interest on Friday was...