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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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British Army Sailors Rescue Exhausted Owl 70 Miles Out To Sea
Aug 22 (Reuters) – A British Army sailing crew competing in one of yachting’s most demanding races found themselves conducting an impromptu wildlife rescue 70 nautical miles from shore when an exhausted...
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India Launches Rescue Operation As Bulk Carrier Sinks Off East Coast
By Nidhi Verma, Saurabh Sharma and Jatindra Dash Aug 22 (Reuters) – India’s maritime rescue agency lost communication on Saturday with a Panama-flagged cargo vessel that sank off the coast of eastern...
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Mike Schuler
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Malte Humpert
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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.
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The Loadstar
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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.
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Barchart
Grain and Livestock Markets Retreat, Is the Rally at Risk?
Grain and livestock markets started the week with strength but started to show signs of near-term exhaustion in Thursday’s trade. Is the rally at risk of coming to an end?
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Trump Team Readies Oil Sanctions Plan for Russia Deal, Iran Squeeze
Advisers to President-elect Donald Trump are crafting a wide-ranging sanctions strategy to facilitate a Russia-Ukraine diplomatic accord in the coming months while at the same time squeezing Iran and Venezuela, people familiar with the matter said.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn in the Red at Midday, Off the Lows
Corn is trading with midday weakness at Thursday’s midday, with contracts down 3 to 4 cents pulling off early morning lows. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 3 3/4 cents at $4.40 1/4. A private export sale of 135,000 MT of corn was reported by the...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Collapsing on Thursday
The soybean market is posting midday losses of 17 to 21 cents so far at Thursday’s midday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 19 3/4 cents at $9.63. Soymeal futures are $8/ton lower on the day. Soy Oil futures are 87 points in the red on the...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Leaking Lower on Thursday
Wheat futures are trading with midday losses across the three exchanges on Thursday. The Chicago SRW market is down 6 to 7 cents so far. KC HRW is posting front month losses of 8 to 9 cents at midday. MPLS spring wheat futures are trading with 5 to 6 cent...
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Reuters
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Red Sea Roulette: Yemen’s Houthis to Monitor Ceasefire, But Ships Remain at Risk
The leader of Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday his group will monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza and continue its attacks if it is breached.
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Don Dawson
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Barchart
Corn: Could This be the Rally That Continues to the Seasonal Post-Planting Highs?
It looks like the corn market has begun its post-harvest seasonal rally. The recent USDA report and South American weather issues triggered the rally. How is the smart money responding to this rally?
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Congressman Van Drew, Trump Team Up to Sink Biden’s Offshore Wind Ambitions
Republican Congressman Jeff Van Drew says he’s been working with President-elect Donald Trump on crafting an executive order aimed at “halt[ing] offshore wind turbine activities” along the East Coast. “These...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Product Tanker Fleet Growth to Hit 16-Year High in 2025, BIMCO Reports
The product tanker sector is bracing for a monumental surge in fleet capacity, with newbuild deliveries projected to reach 12 million deadweight tonnes (DWT) in 2025 – a 256% increase...
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Bloomberg
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Cost to Ship Russian ESPO Oil to China Triples After Sanctions
The cost of shipping Russian ESPO crude to China has more than tripled after the US imposed aggressive sanctions on Moscow’s oil industry last week, with rates expected to climb even higher, according to traders.
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Reuters
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Tanker Seized by Finland Over Damaged Cables Won’t Face Sanctions-Evasion Probe
HELSINKI, Jan 16 (Reuters) – The Eagle S tanker seized by Finnish authorities on suspicion of ripping up subsea cables will not face a separate criminal investigation into whether its fuel cargo violates sanctions...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Shipping Giants Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd See no Immediate Return to Red Sea
Two of the world's top shipping companies, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, said on Thursday they did not see an immediate return to Red Sea after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel was announced.