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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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Mike Schuler
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Salvage Work Begins on WWII ‘Time Bomb’ Wreck in Thames Estuary
More than 80 years after the SS Richard Montgomery sank in the Thames Estuary with roughly 1,400 tons of explosives still aboard, marine contractors have begun one of the most delicate interventions...
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Mike Schuler
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Alternative-Fuel Ship Orders Surge to Two-Year High
Alternative-fuel ship orders rebounded sharply in the third quarter, with September delivering the strongest monthly total in nearly two years as LNG remained the dominant choice for new vessels. Shipowners...
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Malte Humpert
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UK Sanctions Five LNG Carriers in New Russia Package
The United Kingdom has sanctioned five liquefied natural gas carriers as part of a new package of measures targeting Russia's efforts to expand a maritime "shadow fleet" for LNG exports, including three Russian-built Arc7 ice-class vessels intended to support the Arctic LNG 2 project.
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Bloomberg
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Tanker Congestion Shunts Vital Oil Transfers Farther From Hormuz
Persian Gulf oil producers are shifting critical cargo transfer operations even farther out of the war-hit region as waters just outside the Strait of Hormuz become congested with tankers.
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Mike Schuler
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GAO Finds Marine Firefighting Gaps Persist at U.S. Ports
A new federal watchdog report says gaps in training, coordination and emergency planning continue to complicate the response to ship fires at U.S. ports, three years after two firefighters were...
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Mike Schuler
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Canada Makes Major Investment in Marine Safety as Ship Traffic Grows
Canada is committing C$1.2 billion (USD $843 million) to ocean protection and marine safety as the federal government prepares for a significant increase in commercial vessel traffic tied to new...
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U.S. Ports Push Nuclear Power, Faster Dredging at Record AAPA Convention
The American Association of Port Authorities wrapped up its annual convention in New Orleans on Wednesday after drawing its largest attendance ever, with more than 900 participants representing over 90 ports.
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EU Forces Board Sanctioned Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker
ROME, Aug 2 (Reuters) – An EU naval mission led by Italy boarded a tanker from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” on Sunday, the second such operation in less than two weeks as Europe intensifies...
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Bloomberg
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Hungary Stops Nuclear Plant For First Time As Danube River Dries Up
By Zoltan Simon Aug 2, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Hungary is fully shutting down its sole nuclear power plant for the first time due to the record low levels of the Danube River,...
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Turkey Said To Extend Iraq Oil Pipeline Deal By One Year
By Firat Kozok, Patrick Sykes and Khalid Al-Ansary Aug 1, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Turkey reached an agreement with Iraq to extend an expired oil pipeline deal by one year and increase flows...
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As Seaweed Piles Up, Caribbean Bets On Boats, Barriers And Biofuel
By Sarah Morland MEXICO CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – Hundreds of Mexican hotel workers, tractor operators and specialized Navy personnel are heading out to the beach each day at dawn to clean record masses of...
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Yemen’s Houthis Deny Plans To Impose Fees On Ships Sailing Through Red Sea
Aug 1 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi-run maritime coordination body denied on Saturday that it planned to impose fees on commercial ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait, saying no such decision had been...
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Italian Frigate Escorts Merchant Vessel Safely Through Red Sea
Aug 1 (Reuters) – A merchant vessel safely passed through the Red Sea under the protection of the Italian frigate Bergamini, the European Union naval mission ASPIDES said on Saturday. Related Article:...
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Reuters
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Civilian Vessel Sinks In Black Sea After Ukrainian Drone Attack
MOSCOW, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian drones hit and sank a civilian vessel owned by Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom sailing in the Black Sea overnight, the company’s head, Alexei Likhachev,...
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Mike Schuler
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GasLog LNG Carrier Damaged Exiting Hormuz as UKMTO Reports Two New Attacks
A GasLog-operated LNG carrier sustained damage while exiting the Strait of Hormuz on Friday as maritime security authorities reported two separate security incidents near the strategic waterway, highlighting the continued...
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Reuters
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China Coast Guard Patrols Waters East of Taiwan, Angering Taipei
China's coast guard conducted patrols it described as routine law enforcement in waters east of Taiwan on Friday, angering Taipei, which condemned the move as a political operation aimed at expanding Beijing's control.
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Lori Ann LaRocco
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‘Significant Shrinking’ in Crude Cushion In Coming Months – Vortexa
New energy data shows the crude cushion that has been built up will be shrinking in the next 2-3 months unless geopolitics improve. In a webinar, Vortexa explained, with Atlantic Basin inflows already slowing and China drawing inventories at up to ~1 mb/d, they see a high risk of significant tightening within the next 2–3 months and estimate that China’s extra crude buffer built since 2025 could be largely worked down within about four months if current draw rates persist.
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Reuters
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Europe’s Shrinking Rivers Curb Power Output, Transport and Company Earnings
Record low water levels in Europe's major rivers have curtailed the transport of goods, reduced electricity output and shrunk company earnings, stoking fears about the economic impact of searing heat and erratic rainfall.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Oil Spill from Shadow Fleet Tanker Spreading Off Oman, Satellite Images Show
A sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Oman and the spill has spread in recent days, increasing concern about possible environmental damage to coastal areas, according to an analysis of satellite imagery and shipping specialists.