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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
Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Cattle Continue Higher, as the Grains Were All Lower Before Next Week's WASDE Report
From
Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Profit taking in grains to end the week, but dry conditions remain
USDA WASDE & Crop Prod. reports Friday
From
Jim Roemer
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Barchart
Commodity Trading Implications: Russian Wheat Drought & Potential Easing of Northern Brazil's Drought
Among other topics, excerpts from Jim's newsletter discuss weather forecasting techniques and trading ideas for many commodities affected by the recent and current droughts and other meteorological events.
From
Bill Allen
via
Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Cattle Continue Higher, as the Grains Were All Lower Before Next Week's WASDE Report
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Slides on Friday to Pare Back Weekly Gains
Corn futures closed out the Friday session with contracts down 2 to 4 ¾ cents across the board. Additional pressure came via a weaker wheat market and a stronger US dollar index. December was still up 6 ¾ cents, helped by the early week action. The national average Cash Corn...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Soybeans Close with Weaker Trade on Friday
Soybeans settled with losses of 7 to 8 ½ cents across the board on the Friday session, as November slipped a total of 28 cents this week. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price was down 8 1/4 cents at $9.75 3/4. Soymeal was down 30 cents to $2.50/ton across...
From
Austin Schroeder
via
Barchart
Wheat Falls into Friday’s Close
The wheat complex saw lower trade across all three exchanges on Friday, to close the week on a lower note. Chicago SRW futures were down 8 1/2 to 13 3/4 cents across the board, as December held onto a 9 ¾ cent weekly gain. KC HRW contracts were 11 to...
From
Ben DiCostanzo
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Barchart
Hogs Make New High, Cattle Markets End Week on Positive Note
Cattle Markets work higher on Friday while Hogs make new high and falls back
From
Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull About this week's Cattle, Grain and Energy Trade
In my opinion, this week's trade was influenced as much by headlines as much as fundamentals. With the port strike being at least temporarily resolved while negotiations continue, It takes one of the unknowns out that had many producers concerned about shipping logistics and how beef movement would have been affected by an extended strike.
From
Sean Lusk
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Barchart
Grain Spreads: Turn Around in Soymeal
Meal on the Defensive to End the Week
From
Mike McDonald
via
gCaptain
Record-breaking Mid-Season Results from Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program
Voluntary partnerships and collaborative oversight address complex environmental issues. Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies, a vessel speed reduction program for safer whales, cleaner air, and a quieter ocean, has...
From
Mike Schuler
via
gCaptain
U.S. Forces Strike 15 Houthi Targets in Yemen
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces on Friday conducted strikes on 15 Houthi targets in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The operation, taking place at approximately 5 p.m. Sanaa time targeted Houthi...