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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
Soybeans And Feeders Continue Lower... How Much Lower Will They fall?
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about analysis
Analytics' drawn from the 8/20 webinar have been found uncanny in it's correlation to what has transpired to date.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Tasmania Secures Hobart as Long-Term Home for Australia’s Antarctic Icebreaker
The Australian Government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, has solidified Tasmania’s future as the strategic home port for the nation’s newest Antarctic icebreaker, RSV Nuyina. The move, seen as a...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Tragedy on the Hudson: Negligent Captain Pleads Guilty in Fatal Charter Boat Capsizing
Richard Cruz, the owner and captain of the ill-fated vessel Stimulus Money, has pleaded guilty to charges of misconduct and neglect resulting in the deaths of two passengers on the Hudson...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
LNG Marks Return as Container Shipping’s Alternative Fuel of Choice
LNG-powered vessels have taken center stage in 2024, overshadowing methanol as the preferred alternative fuel choice for green shipping. This trend, reported by Alphaliner, marks a significant shift in the...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Holding Gains Following Export Business
Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 ¼ cent gains so far at Wednesday’s midday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is back up 3 ¼ cents at $3.72 per bu. The average close for December corn futures in October, which indicates the fall crop insurance price,...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Falling Again on Wednesday
Soybeans futures are trading with contracts down 5 to 7 ½ cents so far on Wednesday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 7 1/4 cents at $9.23 1/4. Soymeal futures are back up $2/ton on the day. Soy Oil contracts are 59 points lower on the session....
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Reverting Higher on Wednesday
The wheat complex is trading with gains across the three exchanges on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures are up 4 to 5 cents on the day. KC HRW contracts are 3 to 5 cents higher. MPLS spring wheat is rebounding 5 to 6 cents. Crop Progress data showed the winter wheat...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Iran Suffers an Oil Leak Near Top Persian Gulf Export Terminal
(Bloomberg) — Iran suffered an oil leak just a few miles from Kharg Island, its top export terminal in the Persian Gulf, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing...
From
John Konrad
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gCaptain
Army Commands D.C. Spotlight, But It’s the Navy and Merchant Marine Fighting the Future Fight
When the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marine hold their joint annual Sea Air Space conference, it barely fills a single hotel. In stark contrast, this week’s U.S. Army...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Russia Has a Crazy Plan to Use Nuclear-Powered Submarines to Transport Arctic LNG
MOSCOW, Oct 16 (Reuters) – Russia has begun designing nuclear-powered submarines to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Arctic to Asia to try to nearly halve the journey time along the Northern...