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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Chinese Ship Leaves After Tense Standoff Near Taiwan-Controlled Islands
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI, May 24 (Reuters) – A Chinese coast guard ship left waters near Taiwan’s strategically located Pratas Islands at the top of the South China Sea on Sunday...
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Ukraine Says It Hit Russia’s Sheskharis Oil Terminal On Black Sea
KYIV, May 23 (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military said on Saturday it had struck Russia’s Sheskharis oil terminal – one of the largest on the Black Sea – and the nearby Grushova oil depot....
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New Zealand To Invest In Drones, Fleet To Shield Maritime Routes
By Michael Heath May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) —New Zealand intends to spend about NZ$1.6 billion ($936 million) on drones, ship maintenance and naval upgrades to bolster the island nation’s maritime security...
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US Says Its Blockade Against Iran Has Redirected 100 Vessels
By Paul Burkhardt May 23, 2026 (Bloomberg) –US forces have redirected 100 commercial vessels during its six-week-long blockade of Iran’s ports, Central Command said. The mission, supported by more than 200...
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Paul Morgan
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Shipping’s Arctic Black Carbon Problem is Growing Faster Than Regulators Can Respond
There is a particular kind of institutional irony that only the International Maritime Organization can produce with quite such reliable consistency. By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – In London at the...
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Singapore Shipping Tycoon Indicted in Global Container Price Cartel Case
By Rong Wei Neo (Bloomberg) — Singapore shipping tycoon Teo Siong Seng was accused by the US of colluding to raise dry-container prices, placing one of the city-state’s most prominent business...
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Mike Schuler
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Frontline Sees Strongest Quarter in Two Decades as Hormuz Crisis Reshapes Tanker Trade
Frontline plc, one of the world’s largest publicly traded operators of crude oil tankers, reported its strongest adjusted quarterly earnings in more than 20 years on Friday, as the disruption of...
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Iran’s Expanding Hormuz Control Deepens Crisis for 20,000 Stranded Seafarers
Iran's publication of a new map asserting its control over the Strait of Hormuz risks extending an already punishing ordeal for thousands of mariners trapped on ships in the Gulf.
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Mike Schuler
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HD Hyundai Moves Deeper Into Nuclear With TerraPower Reactor Supply Pact
South Korean shipbuilding giant HD Hyundai is expanding deeper into advanced nuclear energy after signing a framework agreement with TerraPower to support the commercialization of the Natrium nuclear reactor platform. Bill Gates-backed energy company...
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UAE Left OPEC to Pump More as End of Oil Era Looms, Presidential Adviser Says
The UAE's decision to leave OPEC was three years in the making and is based on its view the world is near the “autumn of the hydrocarbon age”, meaning the country needs to maximize oil revenues while it can, a senior adviser to the president said.
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Japan to Receive First Oil Tanker to Exit Hormuz Since War Began
Japan — one of Asia’s biggest importers of energy from the Middle East — flagged the impending arrival of the first Persian Gulf oil shipment to transit the contested Strait of Hormuz since the Iran war began.
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U.S. and Iran Still Deadlocked on Key Issues Despite Signs of Diplomatic Progress
The U.S. and Iran stuck to opposing stances on Thursday over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, although U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there had been "some good signs" in talks.