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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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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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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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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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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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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Leaking Lower
Wheat is showing losses as we kick off the Wednesday session, with contracts down 1 to 4 cents across the three markets. The wheat complex ended the Tuesday session with contracts mostly higher. Chicago SRW futures were the exception, fractionally mixed across the board. There have yet to be any...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Back to Lower Trade on Wednesday AM
Soybeans are trading with 5 to 6 cent losses so far on Wednesday morning. Futures backed off the early Tuesday highs, but contracts still managed to close with fractional to 6 ½ cent gains. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 6 3/4 cents at $9.43 3/4. Soymeal...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Falling to Start Midweek Trade
Corn is showing 1 to 2 ½ cent losses so far on Wednesday AM trade. The corn market ended the Tuesday session with losses after a stronger overnight session. Contracts were down fractionally to 1 ¼ cents on the day. There were 111 deliveries issued against December corn futures overnight...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Russia’s Nuclear Icebreaker Fleet Now Largest Ever as Eighth Vessel Begins Sea Trials
Russia’s fleet of powerful nuclear icebreakers is now eight vessels-strong, surpassing previous high points reached in the 1990s and 2000s.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
What It’s Like to Captain a Tanker on Fire After a Houthi Attack
Captain Avhilash Rawat had just finished dinner when an anti-ship ballistic missile smashed into his oil tanker.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Philippines, China Trade Accusations On New South China Sea Confrontation
China and the Philippines gave conflicting versions on Wednesday of a maritime confrontation around a contested shoal in the South China Sea, the latest row in a longstanding dispute between the neighbours.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Post Turnaround Tuesday Gains
Soybeans backed off the early Tuesday highs, but contracts still managed to close with fractional to 6 ½ cent gains. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 6 3/4 cents at $9.43 3/4. Soymeal futures closed the session steady to $2.60/ton higher. Soy Oil futures were up 36...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Closes with Mostly Higher Trade
The wheat complex ended the Tuesday session with contracts mostly higher. Chicago SRW futures were the exception, fractionally mixed across the board. KC HRW contracts were up 3/4 to 2 1/4 cents across the board. MPLS spring wheat was up 1 to 2 ½ cents, as Dec closed up 9...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Closes with Tuesday Losses
The corn market ended the Tuesday session with losses after a stronger overnight session. Contracts were down fractionally to 1 ¼ cents on the day. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up ¼ cent at $4.05 1/2. A report on Tuesday initially indicated there wouldn’t be a...
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Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull on a little bit of everything
It appears that some are anxious to own even higher priced cattle, but seemingly those who do are not placing them on feed, but further backgrounding them as the lighter weights were either not available or too expensive.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Maritime Heroes Honored: IMO Recognizes Exceptional Bravery at Sea
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) presented the 2024 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to the the Captain and crew of the oil tanker Marlin Luanda and the tugboat Pemex Maya during the...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Blacklisted Tanker Avoids English Channel as UK Expands Sanctions Enforcement
A tanker hauling Russian crude from the Baltic Sea to India is taking an unusually long route around the UK, just as Britain expands sanctions against Russia’s energy industry.