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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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Reuters
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gCaptain
First Wheat Shipment Since Assad’s Ouster Arrives In Syria’s Latakia
CAIRO, April 20 (Reuters) – A ship carrying wheat has arrived in Syria’s Latakia port, the first delivery of its kind since former President Bashar al-Assad was ousted by rebels in December, the...
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Nick Ehrenberg
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Barchart
Soybeans Targets And Analysis
Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.
From
Darren Carlat
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Barchart
Soybean Oil calendar spread and a Robusta Coffee calendar spread
Soybean Oil has a maximum score of 10, indicating that CTAs are fully invested and have little trading capital to add to existing longs. In addition, the RSI score is 63 and amongst the strongest in the ag complex. Scores approaching 70 have a high likelihood of reversal.
From
Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Easter rains are a welcome blessing
USDA Cattle-on-Feed released Thursday
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
USTR Proposes 100% Tariffs on Chinese Ship-to-Shore Cranes and Cargo Handling Equipment
Alongside sweeping action on port fees for Chinese-built and operated ships, the United States Trade Representative has announced potential significant measures targeting China’s dominance in maritime infrastructure, proposing tariffs of...
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Trump Launches Ambitious New Offshore Oil and Gas Leasing Program, Establishes High Arctic Planning Area
The Department of the Interior has initiated the development of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program, marking a significant shift in U.S. offshore energy...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Moves to Levy Chinese Vessels in Widening Trade War
The Trump administration took steps to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at US ports, threatening to shake up global shipping routes and escalate the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.
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Chris Swift
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Barchart
Shootin' the Bull about not able to catch a break
Cattle feeders can't catch a break. Feeders are lower, but not by as much as fats. Corn was higher and diesel fuel no cheaper.
From
Jim Wyckoff
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Barchart
Ag Futures Markets Are Suffering a Severe Case of Tariff Indigestion. When Will They Rebound?
Value-buying opportunities are likely lurking in many commodity futures markets, including grains and livestock.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fatal Electrocution Aboard Offshore Supply Vessel Highlights Safety Gaps in Engine Room Operations
An unqualified engineer lost their life aboard the U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessel Red Stag due to electrocution while attempting to troubleshoot a mud pump system in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Back to Holding Gains on Monday
Corn futures are up fractionally to 2 cents so far on Monday’s midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 cents at $4.34. Weekly Export Inspections data tallied corn shipments at 1.583 MMT (62.3 mbu) in the week that ended on April 3. That was down 3.89%...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Leaking as Tariff Escalation Looms
Soybeans are trading with fractional gains in some front months and other contracts heading lower at midday. CmdtyView’s national front month Cash Bean price is up 3/4 cents at $9.22 3/4. Soymeal futures are up $3/ton, with Soy Oil futures back down 6 points. President Trump has responded to the...
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Posting Monday Midday Gains
Wheat futures are showing up on Monday with mostly higher trade across the three exchanges at midday. Chicago SRW futures are up 6 to 7 cents in the front months so far. Kansas City HRW contracts are trading with fractional to 2 cent gainst. MPLS spring wheat is showing midday...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Trump’s Tariff ‘Medicine’ Engulfs Markets
President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff plans hammered global financial markets and U.S. stocks braced for more turmoil on Monday, after he warned foreign governments they would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift the levies he called "medicine."
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Trump Administration’s Progress Against Resilient Houthi Militants Remains Murky
President Donald Trump has boasted that he’s “decimated” the Houthis, the Iran-backed militants who have attacked commercial ships transiting the Red Sea since 2023. But three weeks into a campaign of US airstrikes, his administration has offered limited evidence of weapons deployed and targets hit to back up that assertion.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
ZIM Orders Ten LNG-Powered Containerships in $2.3 Billion Charter Deal
Israeli container shipping company ZIM has signed agreements for ten 11,500 TEU LNG dual-fuel containerships in a deal worth approximately $2.3 billion. The vessels will be constructed at China’s Zhoushan...
From
Oliver Sloup
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Barchart
A WILD Start to the Week for Markets
A tsunami of volatility has swept across global markets over the last few trading days as market participants position in the face of potential tariffs.
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
HII and HD Hyundai Sign MOU on Shipbuilding
HII (NYSE: HII) and HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday at the Sea Air Space expo in National Harbor, Maryland, seeking to boost collaboration...
From
Jim Wyckoff
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Barchart
The Trade War Is on the Front Burner for Grain Markets, But Don’t Miss These 2 Other Key Catalysts This Week
Extreme weather and upcoming USDA data could also move markets.