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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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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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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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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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Mike Schuler
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Biden Administration Forges Ahead with Offshore Wind Development Despite Trump Threats
The U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued two major decisions advancing offshore wind development along the U.S. East Coast, despite potential headwinds from...
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As Sabotage Allegations Swirl, NATO Struggles to Secure the Baltic Sea
TURKU, Finland, Dec 3 (Reuters) – On Nov. 18, hours after two communication cables were severed in the Baltic Sea, 30 NATO vessels and 4,000 military staff took to the same body of water for one of northern...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
ILA-USMX Port Automation Dispute Intensifies as January Deadline Looms
The International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) and U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) are locked in a critical dispute over port automation, with a looming January 15, 2025 deadline that could trigger another...
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Starship to Shipyards: How Space Policy Could Save U.S. Maritime Power
Can lessons learned in space help us revitalize america’s maritime economy? By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) On the 249th anniversary of the U.S. Navy’s founding, America celebrated an unexpected milestone—not at sea,...
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Austin Schroeder
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Soybeans Holding Turnaround Tuesday Gains at Midday
Soybeans are backing off the early Tuesday highs, but still posting midday gains of 2 to 5 cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 5 ½ cents at $9.42 3/4. Soymeal futures is trying to hold gains, with March up $1/ton. There were another 43 deliveries issued...
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Austin Schroeder
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Corn Leaking Lower at Midday
The corn market is slipping with fractional losses at Tuesday’s midday, with futures fading off the early session lows. There were 111 deliveries against December corn futures overnight, all by an R.J.O customer. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is down ¼ cent at $4.04 1/4. USDA’s Grain...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Backing off Highs at Midday
The wheat complex is backing off the early strength on Tuesday, with the three markets holding slight gains at midday. Chicago SRW futures are up fractionally in the nearbys, with thin Dec up 7 ¼. KC HRW contracts are up 1 to 2 cents, with Dec up 3 on thinner...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Imposes Sweeping Sanctions on Shadow Fleet Moving Iranian Oil
The United States has imposed sanctions on 35 entities and vessels involved in transporting Iranian oil to international markets, as part of a major crackdown on Iran’s petroleum trade network....
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Navy Increasingly Turning to Commercial Tankers for At-Sea Refueling Operations
The U.S. Navy is increasingly relying on consolidated cargo operations (CONSOL) with commercial tankers to support its global fleet, marking a strategic shift in the service’s fleet refueling operations. Last...
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China Bans Export of Key Minerals to U.S. as Trade Frictions Escalate
China has banned exports to the United States of items related to the minerals gallium, germanium and antimony that have potential military applications, it said on Tuesday, a day after Washington's latest crackdown on China's chip sector.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Five Missing After Fishing Vessel Capsizes in Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its extensive 24-hour search for five missing people after their vessel, the Wind Walker, capsized near Couverden Point, Alaska. “We stand in sorrow and...
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Bill Allen
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Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Just the Beginning of the Slide Lower for the Cattle Markets?