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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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CK Hutchison-Operated Panama Ports Could be Taken Over by State Partnerships
PANAMA CITY, July 31 (Reuters) – Public-private partnerships could take over two key ports near the Panama Canal if courts invalidate a contract with Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison‘s to operate them, Panama’s President Jose Raul...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Scotland Gives Go-Ahead for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
By Eamon Akil Farhat and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — The Scottish government has given SSE Plc consent to build what would be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm. The Berwick Bank wind...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
$150B ‘Make America Shipbuilding Great Again’ Pact Helps Seal US-Korea Trade Agreement
South Korean Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol said on Thursday that a shipbuilding partnership package dubbed "Make America Shipbuilding Great Again" was key to the agreement on tariffs between the U.S. and South Korea.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Nexans and Crowley Launch Jones Act Cable Lay Barge for U.S. Offshore Wind
Nexans and Crowley Wind Services have announced a partnership to develop and operate a Jones Act compliant cable lay barge specifically designed for offshore wind energy, telecommunications, and other subsea...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Carbon Emissions in Container Shipping Improve as Industry Navigates Red Sea Crisis
Ocean container shipping is witnessing its first significant improvement in carbon emissions performance after a challenging year marked by the ongoing Red Sea conflict, according to new data from Xeneta....
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fincantieri Reports Record Backlog with Deliveries Scheduled Through 2036
Fincantieri, one of the world’s leading shipbuilding groups, has reported an all-time high total backlog of €57.7 billion in its recently approved first half 2025 results. The backlog, which includes...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
BOEM Rescinds All Offshore Wind Energy Areas in Major Policy Reversal
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced yesterday it has rescinded all designated Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf, effectively ending the federal designation of...
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Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
A Choppy Grain Trade
Grain markets have been choppy over the last several sessions as money flow and technicals push and pull price action. These are the levels to keep an eye on for today’s trade.
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Andrew Hecht
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Barchart
Commodity Market Roundup- April’s Top Performers and Underperformers
April was a trying month for markets across all asset classes, and commodities were no exception. Markets experienced significant volatility, and many commodity prices declined.
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Popping on Thursday Morning
Wheat is showing gains to begin May, with most contracts higher. The wheat complex bounced back to close out the Wednesday session with the SRW and spring wheat contracts posting strength and HRW weaker. Chicago SRW futures were up 5 to 8 cents. There were 80 delivery notices against May...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Fall Lower on Wednesday
Soybeans are slipping with fractional to 3 cent losses early on Thursday. They posted losses of 6 to 9 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. There wee 3 deliveries against May soybeans overnight. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 7 1/4 cents at $9.88. Soymeal futures are...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Higher Ahead of Export Sales Release
The corn market is starting off Thursday with 2 to 4 cent gains. Corn futures settled the Wednesday session with contracts up 1 to 6 ¾ cents, as traders closed out the month with a bounce. There were another 25 deliveries against May corn futures overnight. The nearby CmdtyView national...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Denmark Plans $1 Billion War Insurance for Merchant Shipping
Denmark plans to set aside almost $1 billion to insure its merchant fleet in the event of a war or major crisis.
The government proposed the new legislation as a “timely precaution,” according to a statement on Thursday. The funding would establish a state-backed war insurance plan to cover ships if commercial insurance markets collapse due to geopolitical instability.
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Venezuela Loses 20% Of Oil Exports After Cargo Cancellations to Chevron
Venezuela's oil exports fell almost 20% to some 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) in April, the lowest level in nine months, as cargo cancellations to U.S.-based producer Chevron CVX.N forced ships to return and left some ports empty, ship tracking data and documents showed.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Hapag-Lloyd and ONE Post Gains, But Caution Clouds 2025 Outlook
Hapag-Lloyd has reported strong first-quarter results for 2025, with Group EBITDA increasing by 17% to US $1.1 billion compared to the same period last year. The German container shipping giant...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
SHIPS Act 2.0: What’s New in the 2025 Push to Revive U.S. Maritime Power
The SHIPS for America Act is back—and this time, it’s bigger, broader, and backed by a second companion bill aimed squarely at tax reform. Introduced today by Senators Mark Kelly...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday
Corn Pops Back Higher on Wednesday Corn futures settled the Wednesday session with contracts up 1 to 6 ¾ cents, as traders closed out the month with a bounce. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 5 1/4 cents at $4.42 1/2. USDA reported a private export...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Fall Lower on Wednesday
Soybeans posted losses of 6 to 9 cents across most contracts on Wednesday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is down 7 1/4 cents at $9.88. Soymeal futures are back down 20 to 80 cents/ton, with Soy Oil futures were falling back another 27 to 58 points. There is...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Sees Some Bargain Buying at Month End
The wheat complex bounced back to close out the Wednesday session with the SRW and spring wheat contracts posting strength and HRW weaker. Chicago SRW futures were up 5 to 8 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts saw slight losses of 1 to 2 cents on Wednesday. MPLS spring wheat was...