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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...
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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
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From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fed Up: The World’s Largest Ship Registry is Giving Sanctioned Vessels the Boot
The Panama Maritime Authority (PMA) is taking a decisive move to safeguard the integrity of the world’s largest ship registry, introducing strict legal measures aimed at vessels appearing on international...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Teen Kayaker’s Miraculous Rescue: 10-Hour Ordeal off Honolulu Ends Safely
A 17-year-old kayaker was rescued after spending nearly 10 harrowing hours adrift in the Pacific Ocean off Honolulu last week. The incident, which began as a routine high school paddling...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
MSC Snaps Up Brazilian Shipping Powerhouse in a $765M Deal
SAO PAULO/BENGALURU, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Investment holding company Ocean Wilsons OCN.L has agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in Brazilian unit Wilson Sons to shipping services provider SAS for 4.35 billion reais ($764.9 million), it said...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
BOEM Just Took a Major Step Towards Unlocking 7 GW of Offshore Wind in New York Bight
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed a comprehensive environmental review, evaluating potential wind development activities across six lease areas in the New York Bight, an offshore region...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about slowing down
Not only did not a great deal transpire today, I don't expect much this week either.
From
Angie Setzer
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Barchart
What Surprisingly Strong Cash Markets Are Saying About Corn And Soybeans
Strength in corn and soybean spreads has caught many traders off guard. Talking about what it means and what could be driving it this week.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Seven Dead After Crowded Ferry Gangway Collapses in Georgia
A gangway to a state-run passenger ferry on Georgia’s Sapelo Island collapsed on Sunday, plunging at least 20 people into the water. Seven fatalities have been confirmed, with multiple injuries...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Holding Gains on Monday
The wheat complex is holding higher across most contracts on Monday. Chicago SRW futures are up 1 to 2 cents so far on the day. KC HRW contracts are 2 to 3 cents higher on the session. Preliminary open interest showed net new selling on Friday, with CBT up 10,511...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Pushing Higher as Export Business Continues
Corn futures are showing 4 to 7 cent gains across most contracts on the Monday session following a slew of export announcements this AM. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is up 5 1/4 cents at $3.78 1/2 per bu. USDA reported several private export sales this morning,...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Back to Higher Trade on Monday
Soybeans are trading with 5 to 10 cent gains in the nearby contracts on Monday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 9 ¾ cents at $9.22. Soymeal futures are back up $3.10/ton on the day. Soy Oil contracts are up 38 points the session. USDA reported private...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Germany Opens New NATO Naval HQ in the Baltic Sea Amid Rising Tensions with Russia
BERLIN, Oct 21 (Reuters) – Germany inaugurated on Monday a new multinational naval headquarters for the Baltic Sea capable of leading operations for NATO during a conflict, as the military alliance increases focus on the area amid rising...