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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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Malte Humpert
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Finnish Icebreaker ‘Nordica’ Departs for Canada in Support of Arctic Mission
Finland’s multipurpose icebreaker Nordica has departed for Canada, where it will provide icebreaking and ice-management services to the Canadian Coast Guard in the Arctic later this year, marking a new step in Finland’s expanding role in the North American icebreaking sector.
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Rhine Water Rises Sharply After Rain, Ships Able to Load More Cargo
The river Rhine in Germany has risen sharply after recent rain, the country’s inland navigation agency said on Monday, with vessels able to load more freight although problems with shallow water persisted.
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Bloomberg
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Shipping Tycoon Kuehne, Germany’s Richest Person, Dies at 89
Klaus-Michael Kuehne, the shipping heir and Germany’s wealthiest individual, who expanded Kuehne + Nagel International AG into one of the world’s biggest sea and air freight forwarders, has died. He was 89.
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Search Continues For 22 After Bulk Carrier Sinks Off India
By Jatindra Dash, Nidhi Verma and Saurabh Sharma NEW DELHI, Aug 23 (Reuters) – India’s Coast Guard and Navy continued search-and-rescue operations off the eastern coast on Sunday after a Panama-flagged cargo vessel carrying 24 crew...
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Zelenskyy Says Putin Rejected Black Sea Shipping Truce Offer
By Volodymyr Verbianyi Aug 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Ukraine offered Russia a truce on attacks against ships carrying agricultural commodities through the Black Sea, but Moscow rejected the deal because it wanted...
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Russia Considers Grain Purchases To Offset Export Disruptions
By Bloomberg News Aug 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) –Russia’s government is planning a series of measures to support grain producers, include crop procurement, preferential loan extensions and sales subsidies, Interfax reported, citing...
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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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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Higher to Start Last Trade Day of 2024
Soybeans are trading with Tuesday morning gains of 2 to 5 cents. Futures faced back and forth trade on Monday, with front months shrugging off midday weakness to close up 2 to 4 cents in most contracts. Preliminary open interest was down 23,472 contracts, with most of that in January...
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Reuters
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At UN, Israel Warns Houthis Risk Same Fate as Hamas and Hezbollah
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations on Monday issued what he called a final warning to Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same "miserable fate" as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria's Bashar al-Assad if they persisted.
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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
The Last Trading Day of the Year!
Grain markets are higher in the early morning trade, will it last through today’s session as we look to round out the year?
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Neha Panjwani
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Barchart
Is FMC Corporation Stock Underperforming the Dow?
FMC Corporation has underperformed the Dow over the past year, but analysts are moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
LNG Exports Grow at Slowest Pace Since 2015, Data Show
By Sing Yee Ong Dec 31, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Global liquefied natural gas exports grew at the slowest pace since 2015, threatening to keep prices elevated until new supply comes online to...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Closes Mixed on Monday
Wheat posted mixed action across the three markets on Monday with the spring wheat market the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 2 to 3 cents on the session. KC HRW contracts were down 1 to 2 cents so far on the day. MPLS spring wheat futures closed with 1...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Pull Out Gains on Monday
Soybeans faced back and forth trade on Monday, with front months shrugging off midday weakness to close up 2 to 4 cents in most contracts. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was up 2 cents at $9.32 1/2. Soymeal futures closed with contracts up 90 cents to $1.70/ton. Soy...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Falls Back to Close with Losses on Monday
Corn futures failed to hold the early morning strength on Monday to close with losses of 1 to 2 cents in the nearby contracts on Monday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 1 1/2 cents at $4.23. This morning’s Export Inspections report indicated a total of...
From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Crazy Price Action in the Livestock and Grain Markets
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Reuters
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Shipowner Seeks Release of Tanker Seized in Finland Cable Probe
The owner of an oil tanker seized by Finland on suspicion of breaking an undersea power line and four telecoms cables in the Baltic Sea last week is seeking the release of the ship, a lawyer representing the company said on Monday.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Five Rescued After Tug Collides with Bulk Carrier on Lower Mississippi River
The U.S. Coast Guard responded to a collision between the tug Patrick J. Studdert and the Liberian-flagged Clara B near mile marker 122 on the Lower Mississippi River on Sunday....
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Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about needing more money
Costs continue to rise to produce a pound of beef. Whether the feeder steer, corn, fuel, or interest rates, all are elevated with expectations for some to continue higher.