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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.
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Administration Claims Massive Oil Flows Through Hormuz But Industry Data Raises Questions
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the military helped move more than 15 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, an extraordinary figure...
From
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Saudis Shuttle Oil North On Tankers To Evade Houthis
By Weilun Soon Aug 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shipowners including Sinokor Group are helping Saudi Arabian crude exit the Red Sea via the safer northern route, as Iran-backed militants target the kingdom’s...
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Iran Grants Permission For A Number Of Iraqi Oil Tankers To Pass Through Hormuz
Aug 22 (Reuters) – Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state...
From
Malte Humpert
via
gCaptain
China’s NewNew Shipping Line Pushes Deeper Into Arctic With First Murmansk Container Run
Chinese container carrier NewNew Shipping Line has expanded its footprint in Russia’s Arctic with the first delivery of containerized cargo to Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route, as the company moves toward a larger role in a shipping corridor attracting growing interest from China, South Korea and India.
From
The Loadstar
via
gCaptain
Panama Canal Draught Restrictions Set to Add to Congestion Chaos
Waterways the world over are contending with all manner of chaos, especially the Panama Canal where congestion is worsening as a consequence of the war in the Middle East and low-water restrictions loom.
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
US Sanctions Fishing Fleet Accused of Shipping Cocaine to Mexico
The US Treasury sanctioned a fleet of fishing vessels suspected of smuggling tons of cocaine to Mexico each month, ultimately bound for the US.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US Threat to Cut Off Its Economic Lifelines
Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be "devastating" after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim of toppling the Iranian leadership.
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From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Pushing Higher to Kickoff New Week
The corn market is starting out the new week on a stronger note, with contracts up 1 to 4 cents. Corn posted gains of 3 to 6 cents across most contracts on Friday. After a down then up week, May closed the week with just a ¼ cent loss. New...
From
Oliver Sloup
via
Barchart
Grain Markets Mixed to Start the Week
Grain markets have traded on both sides of unchanged to start a new week of trade. Tariff talks and the monthly WASDE report take center stage, these are the levels to keep an eye on for this week’s trade.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
UK Concerned by Chinese Activity in South China Sea, Says Foreign Minister
Britain is concerned by China's "dangerous and destabilizing" activity in the South China Sea, British foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday.
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Venezuela Condemns U.S. Chevron Ban, Cites Impact On Oil Exports And Trade
March 8 (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Saturday that scheduled flights to bring home Venezuelan migrants from the U.S. had been affected by “this unexplained, tremendous commotion,” after the Trump administration canceled...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
US Vetoes G-7 Shadow Fleet Task Force Plan, Signals More Change
By Donato Paolo Mancini, Samy Adghirni and Laura Dhillon Kane Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –The US has rejected a Canadian proposal to establish a task force that would tackle Russia’s so-called...
From
John Konrad
via
gCaptain
Mariner Crisis Goes Unsolved In New Trump Executive Order
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) This week President Trump signed a huge deal with French shipping giant CMA to build approximately 20 new U.S.-flagged ships and announced at the State...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Canada Awards Polar Icebreaker Contract to Davie Shipbuilding Amid Arctic Strategic Push
Davie Shipbuilding, the Quebec-based shipbuilder, has secured a CAD $3.25 billion contract from the Government of Canada to construct a new polar icebreaker, with delivery expected by 2030. The project,...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Sanctions Are Tangling, Not Stopping, China’s Iran Oil Trade
By Serene Cheong Mar 8, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Successive rounds of sanctions on companies and tankers said to be aiding Tehran are finally slowing the flow of Iranian oil to China, as costs rise...
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Trump’s Shipbuilding Plan Could Upend Ocean Cargo Industry, Companies Warn
By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES, March 7 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s plan to revitalize the U.S. shipping industry could heap massive costs on ocean transport operators and spawn a new round of supply...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Philippines Uncovers Chinese Spy Network Tracking Military In South China Sea
By Cliff Venzon Mar 7, 2025 (Bloomberg) —Philippine authorities have uncovered a network of hundreds of alleged Chinese spies, a senior official said, a much more extensive operation than previously disclosed...
From
Nick Ehrenberg
via
Barchart
Corn Completes Our 61.8% (512.00) to 61.8% (454.00) Target, Now Looking For 490.00
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