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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
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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...
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
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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.
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.”
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From
Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Soybeans Run into Key Resistance at 1055.00, Updated
Educational and actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Refueling Florida: Tankers Descend on Port Tampa Bay After Reopening
Port Tampa Bay, a critical energy gateway supplying nearly half of Florida’s fuel, has resumed vessel operations following the impact of Hurricane Milton. The port’s shipping channels officially reopened on...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Crisis Averted: ‘Annika’ Tanker Fire Doused After Baltic Sea Blaze
The fire aboard the German-flagged oil and chemical tanker Annika has been extinguished, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The vessel caught fire in the Baltic Sea on Friday, triggering a large-scale maritime rescue...
From
Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Commodity markets await ‘more’ China stimulus as USDA increases crops
Markets are open Monday for Columbus Day
From
GCaptain
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gCaptain
Waterspouts: How Dangerous Are Ocean Tornados?
In the wake of Hurricane Milton, videos of tornadoes and waterspouts flooded social media. We have to ask: Which is more dangerous? by Astrid Werkmeister (University of Strathclyde) After weeks...
From
John Konrad
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gCaptain
US Navy Reloads Missiles At Sea: Is America Finally Ready for a Naval War with China?
by John Konrad (gCaptain) Picture this: A hulking warship bobbing in the Pacific, its missile silos as empty as a politician’s promises. Until last week, that ship would’ve been limping back to port, tail...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Biden Administration Designates Third-Largest National Marine Sanctuary
The Biden Administration has taken a significant step in ocean conservation by designating 4,543 square miles of California’s central coast as the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary. The designation, announced...
From
Ben DiCostanzo
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Barchart
Hogs and Live Cattle Make New High For the up Move
Hogs holds its gains while cattle falters
From
Jim Roemer
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Barchart
How global weather is affecting grain prices and trade ideas for multiple commodities
Among other topics, Jim's video includes the easing of Brazil’s drought and its effects on soybeans and the coffee market
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Closes with Weakness on Friday
The wheat complex posted lower trade across the three exchanges on Friday following USDA’s increase to the world stocks projection. Chicago SRW futures were down 4 ¼ to 5 cents on the day. December was up 9 ¼ cents over the week. KC HRW contracts were 4 ½ 6 ½...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Fall Into the Weekend
Soybeans closed out the Friday session with contracts down 9 to 12 cents across the board. November added to last week’s losses, down another 32 ¼ cents this week. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 9 cents at $9.43. Soymeal futures were down $1 to $1.70/ton on...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Closes Lower Following Yield Increase
Corn futures ended the Friday session with contracts down 1 ¼ to 3 ¾ cents across the board. December fell back 9 cents this week. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is down 2 1/2 cents at $3.83 per bu. USDA reported private sales of 577,928 MT of...