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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
Davie Adds Six Canadian Icebreakers to Growing Arctic Shipbuilding Portfolio
Davie Shipbuilding has formally secured a US $8 billion fixed-price contract to build six new icebreakers for the Canadian Coast Guard, providing new details on one of the largest pieces...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
CMA CGM Joins $434 Million Expansion of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Port
Red Sea Gateway Terminal and CMA CGM Group have agreed to invest an initial $434 million to develop a new container terminal at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Islamic Port, adding up...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Ocean Winner Sinking Leaves 22 Seafarers Missing in Bay of Bengal
Twenty-two seafarers remain missing after the Panama-flagged bulk carrier Ocean Winner sank in the Bay of Bengal, triggering a major search and rescue operation involving the Indian Coast Guard and passing merchant...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Canada’s West Coast Ports Eye Bigger Role as Trade Shifts Beyond U.S.
Canada’s largest West Coast ports are positioning themselves for a bigger role in the country’s push to diversify trade away from the United States, with a new study highlighting the...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Great Lakes Ports and Shipyards Formalize Partnership on U.S. Shipbuilding
he American Great Lakes Ports Association (AGLPA) and the Great Lakes Alliance of Shipyards (GLAS) have signed a new agreement aimed at strengthening shipbuilding, port infrastructure and maritime commerce across...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Up to 70 Ships Queue Off Danube as Bottlenecks Slow Ukraine Grain Exports
Up to 70 vessels are waiting near the Danube's Sulina Canal for access to Ukrainian ports to load grain for export, traders and analysts said on Wednesday, with a shortage of pilots and priority given to other cargoes creating long delays.
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Lori Ann LaRocco
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gCaptain
Panama Canal Chief: ‘Every Drop of Water Counts’ as Prolonged El Niño Looms
The Administrator of the Panama Canal is warning that the upcoming El Niño season will be longer and is taking the necessary precautions now to conserve water.
“What we see in the future is a very, very low level of precipitation,” said Ricaurte Vasquez, Administrator of the Panama Canal. “We have to look at how long this event is going to last. We anticipate that it's going to last about eight months.”
The APS Information Center
For detailed updates and additional resources, explore our resources section.
From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Grains All Lower - Bearish Cattle on Feed Report - And Israel just started hitting Iran…
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Chinese Power Plant Arrives at Sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG Project After Push Through Dangerous Sea Ice
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Two Chinese heavy-lift vessels arrived off the coast of the sanctioned Russian Arctic LNG 2 project after a five-week journey through challenging early winter sea...
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John Konrad
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gCaptain
Could Trump Rebuild and Repair The US Navy?
Today, the focus of nearly every American is on the election. However, more important than the president himself is who the transition team selects for key positions, which executive orders...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Damaged MV Ruby to Dock at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo
The MV Ruby, a cargo ship carrying a significant amount of potentially explosive fertilizer, is set to dock at the Port of Great Yarmouth on Monday, October 28, Peel Ports...
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John Konrad
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gCaptain
America’s Coast Guard Faces Impossible Odds Without More Funding
by John Konrad (gCaptain) United States Coast Guard operations have never been more crucial. Ninety percent of global trade moves by sea, and more than twenty percent of the world’s...
From
Darin Newsom
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Barchart
The Corn Market Perks Up
The corn market saw increased buying interest from both commercial and noncommercial traders last week.
From
John Konrad
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gCaptain
This Flipping Ship Just Escaped the Wrecker’s Claws—And Her Story Is Mind-Blowing!
In a quiet corner of the Pacific last August, a vessel unlike any other was making what many thought was its final voyage. R/P FLIP (Floating Instrument Platform), the U.S....
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Biden-Harris To Scale Back Missile Defense Of Guam
By Gerry Doyle (Reuters) A proposed multibillion-dollar missile defense system for Guam has been reduced to 16 sites on the island from the original 22, the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Britain Plans to Challenge China’s Pacific Dominance – And Why It Matters
By Ellen Milligan (Bloomberg) The UK plans to step up its naval activity in the Pacific, including more joint fishing patrols, as Prime Minister Keir Starmer seeks to show support for...
From
Darren Carlat
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Barchart
Soybean calendar spread and a Crude Oil calendar spread
Over the past 9 weeks, hedge funds have reduced their net short position by nearly (166,000) contracts. Fridays position estimate of (31,181) is the highest level since mid-May of this year. As hedge funds run out of buying powder, Soybean prices will likely continue to slide downward.
From
Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Grain/Livestock Overview, Lean Hogs Analysis
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
From
Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Rain chances emerge for drought stricken Southern Plains
10 days until US Presidential Election