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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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Fin Whale Ship Strikes Surge In Chilean Waters
Fin whales feeding in Chile's northern bays face escalating threats from ship collisions and fishing nets, making the region a global hotspot for whale strandings. Marine experts warn the deaths threaten climate-critical species.
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Jim Roemer
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Barchart
Dust Storms Hit Plains Wheat: Signs For a New Bull Market?
Jim turns bullish on wheat for the first time in years
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Greenland Says ‘No Thanks’ To Trump’s Hospital Ship
COPENHAGEN, Feb 22 (Reuters) – Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said on Sunday “no thanks” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s idea of sending a hospital ship to Greenland, a territory that Trump has...
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Reuters
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Denmark Evacuates US Submarine Crew Member In Greenlandic Waters
NUUK, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command said on Saturday it had evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters, seven nautical miles...
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Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Grain Analysis & Targets
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
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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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gCaptain
Canada Seeks Stronger US Ties in Arctic to Counter Russia, China
Canada will establish two new Arctic consulates in Alaska and Greenland and appoint a dedicated Arctic ambassador as part of a long-awaited strategy for a region where Russia and China are increasingly seeking to assert their influence.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Revolutionary Wind-Powered Car Carrier Enters Critical Testing Phase
Wallenius Marine is conducting groundbreaking wind tunnel tests in Gothenburg for what aims to be the world’s first wind-powered Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC). The tests, featuring wind speeds...
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The Loadstar
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gCaptain
Spot Rate Rollercoaster: Carriers Bank on GRIs Ahead of Lunar New Year
Asia-Europe carriers saw their early December general rate increases (GRIs) stick this week, with spot rates into both North Europe and Mediterranean ports seeing double-digit increases.
From
Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Are Grains Gearing up for a Santa Claus Rally?
Grains had an impressive move higher in Thursdays trade. The beginning of a bigger rally?
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Gaining Some Steam to Kickoff Friday
Soybeans are up 2 to 3 cents so far on the Friday morning session and pushing on the overnight highs. Beans settled the Thursday session with losses of 3 ½ to 10 cents across the board, as sales continue to improve and a cut to the Canadian canola crop are...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Pushing Higher on Friday AM
Wheat futures are showing marginal gains on Friday morning. The wheat complex closed with gains across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were up 7 to 10 cents on the session. There were 7 deliveries issued against Dec CBT wheat overnight. KC HRW contracts posted 8 ¼ to...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Bulls Showing Slight Strength on Friday AM
Futures are posting some slight 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Friday morning. The corn market closed out the Thursday session with 3 ¾ to 5 cent gains, as Export Sales data was better than expected. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 5 cents...
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Darin Newsom
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Barchart
What Drove Markets Overnight?
It's hard to say the overnight session was interesting through early Friday morning, though some markets did stand out.
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker ‘Aiviq’ to be Renamed ‘Storis’ Photos Reveal
A week after Aiviq arrived at Tampa Ship LLC in Florida a new set of photos shows the vessel fully repainted in U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker red. The transom at the stern of the ship reveals the vessel’s likely new name: Storis.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Bulls Show Some Strength on Thursday
Beans settled the Thursday session with losses of 3 ½ to 10 cents across the board, as sales continue to improve and a cut to the Canadian canola crop are giving the bulls a spike. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is back up 10 cents at $9.45 3/4....
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Gets a Thursday Pop With Sales Exceeding Expectations
The corn market closed out the Thursday session with 3 ¾ to 5 cent gains, as Export Sales data was better than expected. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 5 cents at $4.07 1/2. This morning’s Export Sales report showed 1.732 MMT in corn sales, a...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Rallies on Thursday
The wheat complex closed with gains across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were up 7 to 10 cents on the session. KC HRW contracts posted 8 ¼ to 10 ¼ cent gains on the day. MPLS spring wheat was up 6 to 9 cents to close the...