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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
For detailed updates and additional resources, explore our resources section.
From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Soybeans Close Near Yesterday's Lows - Cattle Markets settled Higher, But Looked Weak
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Canadian Navy Provokes China with Small Warship in Taiwan Strait
by Ben Blanchard (Reuters) – A U.S. and a Canadian warship sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait together again on Sunday less than a week after China conducted a new round of war...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Harrowing Tug Rescue Nearly Ends in Disaster Off Washington’s Coast
A dramatic rescue unfolded off the coast of La Push, Washington, on Friday as the Coast Guard and commercial tug crews raced against time to save the 130-foot tug Luther from running...
From
John Konrad
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gCaptain
US Navy Pays Nearly Double to Charter Oil Tankers
by John Konrad (gCaptain) The U.S. Navy has inked a deal to charter a U.S.-flagged tanker from US Marine Management at nearly double the average market rate, underscoring the premium...
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John Konrad
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gCaptain
Maersk Defies Russian Port Attacks, Resumes Regular Service to Ukraine
In a bold move amidst Russia’s intensified rocket attacks on civilian ships and Ukrainian ports, Maersk has launched a new weekly container service into Ukraine, signaling resilience in the country’s...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Canadian Crude Oil Embarks on a Rare Tanker Trip to Alaska
By Robert Tuttle (Bloomberg) A tanker of Canadian crude was shipped from Vancouver to Alaska for the first time in at least 10 years as the recently expanded Trans Mountain pipeline...
From
John Konrad
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gCaptain
Would You Sail Through a War Zone? These Yachts Did—Here’s How They Survived The Red Sea
Yachting World is reporting that while missiles rain down on oil tanekrs and major shipping companies divert billions in cargo away from the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, a handful of brave, or...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Tiny But Dangerous: Hurricane Oscar’s Path Threatens Cuba Amid Power Blackout
By Brian K. Sullivan and Jim Wyss (Bloomberg) Hurricane Oscar made landfall on Great Inagua Island in the Bahamas and is forecast to strike in eastern Cuba on Sunday afternoon,...
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GCaptain
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gCaptain
New Study Reveals Shocking Atmospheric River Storms
by Zhe Li (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research) Atmospheric rivers – those long, narrow bands of water vapor in the sky that bring heavy rain and storms to the U.S....
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Oil Escape Route – How Iran Is Sneaking Oil Past the Strait of Hormuz
By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) An oil terminal Iran built to bypass the vital strait of Hormuz appears to have partially filled with crude — offering Tehran a means to get a...
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John Konrad
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gCaptain
Government Watchdog Blasts US Army For Watercraft Failures
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) The US Army continues to ask for more money claiming its the lynchpin in a future Pacific War but this week the Government Accountability Office...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
New China-Backed Megaport Set to Transform South American Trade
LIMA, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Peru’s massive Chancay port, which authorities hope will become a major shipping hub for South America-Asia trade, will ship two container ships a week beginning late next month, an executive for port operator Cosco Shipping...