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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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Saronic Wins Navy Production Contract for 180-Foot Autonomous Surface Vessel
Saronic Technologies has won a U.S. Navy production contract for its 180-foot Marauder autonomous surface vessel after completing an at-sea evaluation that put the ship through more than 140 scenarios over eight...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Cheniere Signs 22-Year LNG Supply Deal With Petrobras
Cheniere Energy has signed a 22-year agreement to supply Brazil’s Petrobras with U.S. liquefied natural gas, adding another long-term customer as the company looks to support further expansion of its...
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Russian Crude Exports Boom Blunted by Kremlin’s Diesel Sales Ban
Russia shipped the most crude in a month-and-a-half, while a jump in prices propelled the value of those cargoes close to the highest since the start of the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. But the benefits to the Kremlin are being undermined by its ban on overseas diesel sales.
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Paul Morgan
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gCaptain
Old Hulls, New Money: Why the VLCC Market Has Stopped Counting Years
For most of shipping history, the valuation equation has been straightforward. A ship leaves the yard, begins ageing and progressively loses value. New steel commands the premium. Older steel trades at a discount.
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Trump Denies Offering Iran Sanctions Relief, Tehran Says it is Ready for Talks
US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear program.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Maersk Expands Fuel Options With First U.S. Ethanol Bunkering
A.P. Moller-Maersk has bunkered one of its dual-fuel containerships with 100% U.S.-produced corn ethanol, marking what the company says is the first ship-to-ship commercial ethanol bunkering of a deep-sea container...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fog of War Deepens in Hormuz as Ship Attacks Go Unreported for Days
The maritime picture in the Strait of Hormuz is becoming harder to verify, with another delayed report of a vessel strike raising questions over how much of the fighting is...
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Hormuz Shuttles Keep Oil Flowing, But At a High Cost
A new shuttling system is reshaping the Middle East oil market, as producers seek to keep exports flowing despite the escalating regional conflict. The question now is whether this complex, expensive process is a stopgap measure or the global energy market’s new normal.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Capesize Bulker Remains Aground Off Australia After Refloating Attempts Fail
Australian authorities have launched an investigation after the 182,066-dwt bulk carrier Cape Falcon ran aground off the Port of Gladstone, Queensland, with efforts to refloat the vessel so far unsuccessful. The Liberian-flagged...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Two More Tankers Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Mount
Two more tankers have been struck while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with two seafarers injured, extending a string of attacks against commercial shipping through the strategic waterway.
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Reuters
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US Watching Chinese Marine Presence Off Alaska, Arctic Coast Guard Chief Says
The United States is watching China's presence in its Arctic zone "very closely" amid concerns regarding the security of the US homeland, a senior US Arctic military official said.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
MSC Said in Talks to Buy German State-Held Meyer Werft Stake
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. is in talks to acquire the roughly 80% stake in German cruise-ship builder Meyer Werft GmbH held by the federal government and the state of Lower Saxony, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
U.S. Sanctions Law Puts Russia’s Arctic Yamal LNG Fleet in Crosshairs
A new U.S. sanctions law could put the specialized fleet that keeps Russia’s Yamal LNG project operating in the Arctic under unprecedented pressure, potentially forcing European shipping companies and service providers to confront sanctions exposure months earlier than expected.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Qatar Energy Chief Says Bessent ‘Wrong’ About Hormuz Future
By Kevin Whitelaw and Annmarie Hordern Sep 20, 2026 (Bloomberg) —Qatari Energy Minister Saad Al-Kaabi said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is “wrong” when he said that the strategic Strait of Hormuz...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Indonesia Continues Search For Hundreds Missing In Capsized Ship
JAKARTA, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities will continue searching on Monday for more than a hundred people still missing after a passenger ship sank in the Java Sea last week, with the confirmed death...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Indonesia Got A Free Aircraft Carrier; Fixes Will Cost Millions
By Chandra Asmara Sep 17, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A retired Italian aircraft carrier built to launch Harrier fighter jets arrived at Indonesia’s busiest port Friday with plans for a very different second...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Denmark Speeds Up Ukraine Aid Package After Russian Warship Fires Flares At Helicopter
COPENHAGEN, Sept 18 (Reuters) – Denmark is speeding up a donation to Ukraine in response to a recent incident in which a Russian warship fired flares towards a Danish military helicopter, narrowly...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Deluge Of Copper Arriving In US Leaves New Orleans With Logjam
By Yvonne Yue Li, James Attwood and Julian Luk Sep 18, 2026 (Bloomberg) –There’s nothing outwardly remarkable about the journey of the Nord Norfolk, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier sailing across the...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
US Tariffs Threaten Great Lakes Shipping Tied To Canada Trade
By Brendan Murray Sep 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) –The American Century often draws a crowd when the ship pulls into the Port of Duluth-Superior to load Minnesota iron ore. Kids cheer when the captain...