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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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gCaptain
Canada’s Most Powerful Icebreaker Reaches North Pole
Canada’s largest and most powerful icebreaker has reached the North Pole as part of a multi-year effort to map the country’s continental shelf and reinforce its presence in the Arctic....
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Army Corps Greenlights Major New Container Terminal on Mississippi River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has granted the federal permit needed to build the Louisiana International Terminal, clearing a major regulatory hurdle for the planned deepwater container terminal on...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Antin Acquires Vigor Marine Group as U.S. Shipyard Investment Grows
Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed its acquisition of Vigor Marine Group from an affiliate of Lone Star Funds, bringing one of the largest U.S. ship repair and marine services groups...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Rejects Iran Truce Extension as Oil Tops $90
The prospects for peace in the Middle East suffered a fresh setback, with President Donald Trump saying he’s not interested in extending the expiring agreement with Iran and fighting flaring anew in Lebanon.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Abu Dhabi Wealth Fund L’imad’s Ports Deal Signals Growing Role
Abu Dhabi wealth fund L’imad Holding is offering to buy out minority shareholders in the city’s port operator valuing the firm at 31.8 billion dirhams ($8.66 billion), potentially bolstering the emirate’s efforts to build out infrastructure that could help it bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Iran Threatens to Go On Offensive in Strait of Hormuz if Diplomacy With US Fails
Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to "fully offensive" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent end to its war with the United States, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Administration Moves Closer to Pacific Seabed Mining Lease Sale
The Trump administration is moving closer to a potential offshore critical minerals lease sale near the Northern Mariana Islands, advancing another piece of its broader effort to develop seabed mineral...
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gCaptain
France Intercepts Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker Linked to Russian Oil
France's navy has intercepted a sanctioned tanker linked to the Russian oil trade in the Atlantic Ocean and ordered the vessel to head for the French mainland, in a move Russia said was illegal and bordered on "international piracy."
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Bruce Kimbrell
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gCaptain
Build the First Donald J. Trump Maritime Prosperity Zone in Alaska
By Bruce Kimbrell (Policy Op-Ed) Over the past year, the White House’s Maritime Action Plan, the President’s FY2027 budget proposal, and a series of maritime and industrial initiatives across the...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Forces Disable Commercial Vessel, Showing Iran Blockade Still Active Despite Peace Talks
U.S. forces disabled a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday after its crew allegedly ignored repeated warnings and continued toward an Iranian port in violation of the...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
China Patrols Scarborough Shoal After Philippines Warns Of Threat
BEIJING/HANOI, May 31 (Reuters) – China’s military and coast guard said they carried out patrols near disputed waters in the South China Sea on Sunday, a day after the Philippines said it remained under threat from...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Oman Warns of Suspected Floating Mine in Hormuz, Reinforcing Shipping Industry Fears
Oman’s Maritime Security Centre (MSC) on Saturday issued a navigation warning after a floating object suspected to be a naval mine was sighted within Omani territorial waters near the Strait...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Three Offshore Platforms Resume Production At Iran’s South Pars Gas Field
DUBAI, May 31 (Reuters) – Iran has restored gas production at three offshore platforms in the South Pars gas field that had been forced to halt output after Israeli attacks disrupted processing capacity at...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Ukrainian Drones Strike Port, Oil Depot In Southern Russia
May 30 (Reuters) – Ukrainian drone strikes hit Russia’s oil infrastructure overnight, damaging a tanker and an oil refinery in Taganrog and striking an oil depot in Armavir, Russian regional officials and...
From
John Konrad
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gCaptain
Stop Calling Saronic a Shipbuilder: The Dangerous Lie Behind Naval Drones
By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain op-ed) Let me start where I want to finish: Saronic’s Marauder, a Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) designed for the US Navy, is a real...
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gCaptain
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gCaptain
AUKUS Ministers Commit to 2027 Sub Base
AUKUS defense chiefs set a hard date on Saturday for the pact’s most tangible promise. The year is 2027, and the milestone is standing up Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West) at...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Warns Ships Ignoring Orders in Hormuz May Be Treated as Threats
Commercial vessels operating in and around the Strait of Hormuz face the risk of being treated as hostile targets if they fail to comply with U.S. military instructions, according to...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Chinese COSCO Tanker Delivers Asphalt to Connecticut Under Jones Act Waiver
The debate over the Trump administration’s emergency Jones Act waiver intensified this week after the American Maritime Partnership (AMP) highlighted the arrival of a Chinese-owned tanker carrying asphalt from Louisiana...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
World’s Top Economic Bodies Warn Hormuz Disruptions Are Draining Oil Inventories at Record Pace
The heads of four of the world’s top economic and energy institutions issued a rare joint warning Friday, saying ongoing disruptions to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz are creating...