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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.
From
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...
From
Mike Schuler
via
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
via
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...
From
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...
From
Mike Schuler
via
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.
From
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
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Weakness Continues on Tuesday Morning
Wheat futures are showing 4 to 5 cent losses across the three markets on Tuesday morning. The wheat complex fell back from their intraday highs on Monday to close mixed. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally mixed on the day. KC HRW contracts were fractionally to 1 3/4 cents higher on...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Sticking Close to Unchanged to Start Tuesday Trade
Corn prices are showing fractionally mixed trade so far on Tuesday AM. Futures closed out the Monday session with fractional to 4 ¾ cent gains following a slew of export sales announcements totaling 498,118 MT to unknown, Mexico, and South Korea. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying, up 20,956...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Slipping on Tuesday Morning
Soybeans are showing losses of 1 to 2 cents so far on Tuesday. They settled the Monday session with contracts up 2 ½ to 11 cents, led by the nearbys. Preliminary open interest showed net new buying across most contracts, up 13,560 contracts cross all but the November contract, which...
From
Reuters
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gCaptain
Taiwan Charts Wartime Food Shipments to Withstand a Chinese Blockade
By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard – TAIPEI (Reuters) Taiwan’s government offered rare details on Tuesday of its wartime food plan, saying it is taking monthly inventories of crucial supplies like...
From
Barry Parker
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gCaptain
Is the Tanker Market Set for a Comeback? Experts Say a ‘November Surge’ Could Be Just the Beginning
By Barry Parkger (gCaptain) – The tanker market session at Capital Link’s Maritime Forum in New York drew a standing-room-only crowd. Although market excitement has waned in recent months, panel...
From
Ben DiCostanzo
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Barchart
Hogs Creep Higher, Cattle Markets Pull Back
Hogs make new high, Cattle works lower
From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Cattle Markets Headed Lower Again. Soybeans and Corn Bounce Higher.
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Slips Back to Close Mixed on Monday
The wheat complex fell back from their intraday highs on Monday to close mixed. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally mixed on the day. KC HRW contracts were fractionally to 1 3/4 cents higher on the session. MPLS spring wheat is posted losses of 2 to 5 ¼ cents at the...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Posts Gains Following Export Business Continues
Corn futures closed out the Monday session with fractional to 4 ¾ cent gains following a slew of export announcements this morning. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 5 cents at $3.78 1/4 per bu. The weekly Crop Progress report showed the US corn crop was...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Higher Following Export Shipment Data
Soybeans settled the Monday session with contracts up 2 ½ to 11 cents, led by the nearbys. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 11 1/4 cents at $9.24 1/2. Soymeal futures were up 20 cent to $2.70/ton in the front months on the day and slightly lower...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
UK Cracking Down on ‘Dubious’ Oil Tankers in the English Channel
The UK government has announced stringent measures targeting the so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers operating with questionable insurance. The move comes as part of broader efforts to enforce sanctions...