.svg){kind=icon}
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
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Russia’s Black Sea Novorossiysk Port Resumes Oil Loadings After Drone Attack, Sources Say
Russia's main Black Sea oil port of Novorossiysk resumed operations on Sunday after halting loadings on Friday following a drone attack, two trading sources said.
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Asian Refiners Ask to Pick Up Saudi Oil Outside Risky Red Sea
Some Asian refiners are pushing back against Saudi Aramco’s request that they pick up their oil at Yanbu on the Red Sea, due to the difficulty of finding ships willing to sail through the dangerous waterway.
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
US Commander Says Mental Health A Priority Aboard USS Lincoln
By Tony Czuczka Aug 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A top US military commander said mental health is a valid concern after meeting crew deployed on the USS Abraham Lincoln, where conditions aboard...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Covert Mideast Oil Flows Are Keeping Global Prices in Check
By Alex Longley, Anthony Di Paola, Grant Smith and Weilun Soon Aug 16, 2026(Bloomberg) –Middle Eastern oil producers are pressing ahead with shuttling large volumes of crude out of the Persian...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Shell Loses Lengthy Legal Fight With South African Activists
By Paul Burkhardt Aug 16, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Shell Plc lost the latest round of a five-year legal fight with environmental activists over a South African oil-exploration campaign that went all the...
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Smart Tugs And Trucks That Don’t Sleep. Automation Rewires US Transport
By Gavin Maguire LITTLETON, Colorado, Aug 14 (Reuters) – U.S. transportation has steadily become more efficient through advances in engine technology, infrastructure upgrades and increasingly sophisticated logistics networks. The next wave is...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Hormuz Ship Attacks Mount As US Vows To Cripple Iran Economy
By Arsalan Shahla, Catherine Lucey and Sara Gharaibeh Aug 15, 2026 (Bloomberg) –More ships have come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as talks to end the war in the...
The APS Information Center
For detailed updates and additional resources, explore our resources section.
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Administration Advances Offshore Critical Minerals Development Off Virginia
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is moving forward with the next step in evaluating offshore critical mineral development off the coast of Virginia, issuing a Request for...
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Hormuz Traffic Slowly Picking Up as Oil and LNG Tankers Resume Transits
Oil and liquefied natural gas tankers sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, in a sign of traffic slowly picking up after Iran said it had again closed the waterway over the weekend, shipping data showed.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Thirteen Dead, Dozens Injured, After Blast During Restart at Giant Qatar LNG Site
Thirteen people were killed and dozens injured after an explosion at Qatar's massive Ras Laffan liquefied natural (LNG) gas complex which occurred as workers were restarting operations halted after an Iranian attack in March.
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Chinese Oil Imports May Never Fully Recover From Iran War
(Bloomberg) — Chinese oil imports may never fully recover from the Iran war, with analysts saying the conflict accelerated a permanent shift away from fuels like gasoline and diesel. Rystad...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Trump Treasury Issues Sweeping Iran Oil Waiver, Marking Sharp Break From ‘Maximum Pressure’
The Trump administration has issued a sweeping temporary sanctions waiver authorizing the production, sale and shipment of Iranian oil, a dramatic reversal of the “maximum pressure” campaign that defined U.S....
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Iranian Crude Exports Surge Via Hormuz as Activity Picks Up
Iran has ramped up the amount of oil it sends openly through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest since the war began, as shipping activity picks up while Tehran and Washington seek a lasting peace deal.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
China Lines Up Second LNG Terminal for Sanctioned Russian Cargoes, Sources Say
China is preparing a second import terminal to handle liquefied natural gas cargoes from Russia's sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project, expanding a route that so far relies on a single facility, three sources with knowledge of the matter said.
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
Shipping Slows After Iran Says It Has Again Shut The Strait of Hormuz
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, June 22 (Reuters) – The number of ships that passed through the Strait of Hormuz fell sharply on Sunday after Iran announced it had again closed the waterway, citing...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Hormuz Transit Security Is ‘Hour to Hour’
By Yash Roy Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US efforts to open shipping channels in the Strait of Hormuz will allow a gradual increase in vessel transit, though security remains volatile, Chubb...
From
Reuters
via
gCaptain
UKMTO Receives Report Of Tanker Incident Southeast Of Al-shihr, Yemen
June 21 (Reuters) – United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday that a tanker reported being approached by a skiff carrying five armed individuals about 50 nautical miles southeast of...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Oil Keeps Flowing Through Hormuz Despite Iran Saying It’s Shut
By Weilun Soon and Julian Lee Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Millions of barrels of oil continued to flow through the Strait of Hormuz this weekend even after Iran claimed to have...
From
Bloomberg
via
gCaptain
Aluminum’s War Shock Blunted By Dark Transits And Chinese Supply
By Mark Burton and Julian Luk Jun 21, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The Iran war caused one of the biggest supply shocks to ever hit the aluminum market, but the runaway price surge...