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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
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Collapses Out of the Weekend
Corn futures closed the Monday session with contracts falling 7 to 9 cents across most contracts on Monday. Sharp pressure from the outside factors weighed on the market, with crude oil down $3.70/barrel and the US dollar index up 303 points. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Pentagon Chastises China for ‘Irresponsible’ Military Drills Surrounding Taiwan
China has conducted a series of military exercises codenamed “Joint Sword 2024B” around Taiwan, raising tensions in the region and drawing international concern. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) exercises, which...
From
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Beans Break $10-Dollar level, As Feeders Sit Below 250.50
From
Sean Lusk
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Barchart
Grain Spreads: Harvest Push
Beans Drop Amid Harvest Pressure Better Weather in S.A.
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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
Grain Technical Give Way
Grain markets were lower to start the week on continued pressure from last week's WASDE report. The weakness has broken chart support which may put the Bears back in the driver's seat.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Cargo Ship’s Suspicious Voyage Ends in Massive Cocaine Bust
Spanish and French customs authorities have intercepted a Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship carrying an estimated 4,000 kilos of cocaine, 130 nautical miles off the Canary Islands. The vessel, named Ras, was...
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about trying hard
Traders worked feverishly all day attempting to push fats to a new high. They were unable by the close, but they tried awfully hard.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Kleven Shipyard Marks New Construction Return
Green Yard Kleven has inked a shipbuilding contract with Romanian energy giant OMV Petrom S.A. for a new “Field Support Vessel” destined for the Neptun Deep project. This contract marks...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Mass Maritime Academy Welcomes New Training Ship ‘Patriot State’ to Buzzards Bay
The Massachusetts Maritime Academy celebrated the arrival of its new training ship, the Patriot State, in Buzzards Bay on Friday. This delivery marks a significant milestone in the U.S. Maritime...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Russia Allocates $1bn For Massive Nuclear Icebreaker, Paving Way For Year-Round Arctic Shipping
Russia’s draft federal budget includes substantial funding of nearly $1bn over three years to complete construction of the country’s flagship nuclear icebreaker. The vessel, expected to be called Rossiya, will...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Russia Attacks Two More Civilian Ships in Ukraine’s Odesa Port
Oct 14 (Reuters) – Another Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odesa damaged two civilian vessels and a grain storage on Monday, killing one person and injuring at least eight, Ukrainian authorities said....