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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
via
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
via
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
Bloomberg
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gCaptain
China Seeks Carbon Data From Ships as Trading Scheme Grows
(Bloomberg) — Authorities in China have started to ask some overseas shipowners to report on their carbon emissions, highlighting greater scrutiny of the industry as the regulatory framework shifts. The...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
Florida’s Petroleum Supply Chain Recovering from Milton
As Hurricane Milton struck Florida’s Gulf Coast, the state’s petroleum supply chain faced significant challenges. The Category 3 hurricane prompted the closure of several key ports, disrupting the flow of...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
German Oil Tanker Ablaze in Baltic Sea
A fire broke out on the German-flagged oil and chemical tanker Annika in the Baltic Sea on Friday. The 73-meter-long vessel, carrying approximately 640 tons of oil, caught fire northeast...
From
Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
Arctic Shipping Boom Continues as China and Russia Push Cargo Volume To New Heights
By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – Arctic shipping continues to have a breakout year setting new records for transit traffic and container ship voyages. As of September 30, total transit cargo...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Continuing Climb to Kick Off Friday
Wheat futures are trading with gains across the three major markets on Friday AM. The complex posted higher trade across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were up 4 to 5 cents on the day. KC HRW contracts closed with 2 to 3 cent gains on the session....
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybean Bulls Pushing Back on Friday AM Trade
Soybean prices are up 5 to 6 cents across the front months on Friday morning. They rounded out the Thursday session with contracts down 4 to 6 cents. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 5 1/4 cents at $9.52. Soymeal was down $2.50 to $5.10/ton so far...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Nudging Higher Ahead of USDA Reports
Corn is trading with Friday morning gains of 1 to 2 cents. Futures settled Thursday with losses of 1 to 3 cents, as traders square up ahead of Friday’s USDA reports. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 2 1/2 cents at $3.86 1/2 per bu. Corn...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
USS Boxer Arrives in Philippines for Typhoon Krathon Disaster Relief
The amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) has arrived in the Philippines this week to support disaster relief efforts following Typhoon Krathon. Typhoon Krathon, known locally as Julian, made...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Pushes Higher on Thursday
The wheat complex posted higher trade across the three exchanges on Thursday. Chicago SRW futures were up 4 to 5 cents on the day. KC HRW contracts closed with 2 to 3 cent gains on the session. MPLS spring wheat was 2 to 3 cents higher at the close. This...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Corn Closes Lower, as Traders Square Up Ahead of USDA Reports
Corn futures settled Thursday with losses of 1 to 3 cents, as traders square up ahead of Friday’s USDA reports. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was down 2 1/2 cents at $3.86 1/2 per bu. Corn export sales during the week of October 3 totaled 1.22 MMT...