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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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Russian and Chinese Navies Carry Out Drills In Sea Of Japan
MOSCOW, Aug 3 (Reuters) – The Russian and Chinese navies are carrying out artillery and anti-submarine drills in the Sea of Japan as part of scheduled joint exercises, the Russian Pacific Fleet...
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India To Maintain Russian Oil Imports Despite Trump Threats
NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to...
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Shipping Tycoon Aponte’s TiL Gets $2.5 Billion In Private Debt
By Kat Hidalgo and Silas Brown Aug 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Terminal Investment Ltd., the port operator controlled by Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte, raised $2.5 billion through a privately-placed bond sale. The...
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Mike Schuler
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Panama Closes Ship Registry to Older Oil Tankers and Bulkers Amid Shadow Fleet Concerns
The Panama Ship Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers or bulk carriers that are more than 15 years old. This decisive action aims to optimize fleet...
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Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved After Russian ‘Provocative Statements’
By Phil Stewart, Jonathan Landay and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the...
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Mike Schuler
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Fishing Companies Fined $1.2 Million for Illegal Bilge Dumping in Alaska Waters
A federal district court in Anchorage has imposed civil penalties exceeding $1.18 million against three Kodiak-based commercial fishing companies and their manager for Clean Water Act violations. The judgment, entered...
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Markets Dive After Trump Hits Countries with Steep Tariffs
By John Revill and Trevor Hunnicutt ZURICH/WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest wave of tariffs on exports from dozens of trading partners sent global stock markets...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Leaking Lower Early on Tuesday
The corn market is showing fractional to 2 cent losses across most contracts on Tuesday morning. Corn futures failed to get back above 0 by the close, as contracts were down 2 to 6 cents across most contracts on Monday weakness. Preliminary open interest was down 34,144 contracts on Monday,...
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Malte Humpert
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Zombie Ships Are Fast Becoming a Feature of Venezuelan Oil Trade
On Good Friday, an aging supertanker fully laden with oil and calling itself Varada arrived in the waters to the east of Malaysia after a two-month voyage from Venezuela.
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Mike Schuler
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F/A-18 Super Hornet Lost Overboard in Red Sea
The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) Carrier Strike Group reported the loss of an F/A-18E Super Hornet and tow tractor during a routine operation in the Red Sea on...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Holds onto Losses into the Monday Close
Corn futures failed to get back above 0 by the close, as contracts were down 2 to 6 cents across most contracts on Monday weakness. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 1/4 cents at $4.49 1/2. Spillover pressure came from the wheat market. Weekly Export...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Falls Lower to Begin the Week, as Crop Ratings Improve
The wheat complex fell lower across the three markets on Monday, as futures never recovered from sharp overnight losses. Chicago SRW futures were down 13 to 15 cents. Kansas City HRW contracts were 11 to 14 cents lower on Monday. MPLS spring wheat was 8 to 10 cents in the...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Close Monday with Mixed Action
The soybean market posted 2 to 4 cent gains in the nearby contracts on Monday, with new crop down ¼ cent on the day. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price as up 2 3/4 cents at $10.06 3/4. Soymeal futures were down $2.50 to $3/ton, with Soy Oil futures...
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Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' The Bull about higher cash and new world screw worms
Futures responded positively to the new world screw worm headline that came in over the weekend where the US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins sent a letter to the Mexican Government stating that our borders would close again to Mexican cattle, horses and bison if steps were not taken to stop the spread into the US
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Sean Lusk
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Barchart
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Mike Schuler
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West Coast Dockworkers Union ILWU Slams Trump’s ‘Haphazard and Destructive’ Tariff Plan
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) has issued a forceful statement opposing recently implemented tariffs between the United States and China, warning of severe consequences for maritime workers and...
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Mike Schuler
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One Dead, 12 Injured as Boat Hits Passenger Ferry in Florida
A collision between a recreational vessel and the Clearwater Ferry near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida on Sunday evening has left one person dead and multiple passengers injured....
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Mike Schuler
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Fire at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Port Contained as Death Toll Rises
The death toll from a major explosion in Iran's most important container port of Bandar Abbas rose to at least 65, with over 1,200 injured, state media said on Monday, as firefighters battled a blaze that Iranian officials said was now under control 48 hours after the start of the fire.