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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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Russian Strikes Have Damaged 321 Ukrainian port Infrastructure Facilities, Zelenskiy Says
KYIV, Nov 23 (Reuters) – Russian drone and missile attacks have damaged 321 Ukrainian port infrastructure facilities since July last year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Saturday. Twenty merchant ships belonging to other countries were also damaged by Russian strikes, he...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Australia Protest Forces Ship To Abort Arrival At Coal Port, 170 Arrested
SYDNEY, Nov 24 (Reuters) – A climate change protest off the coast of Australia’s New South Wales State forced an inbound ship to turn back from the country’s largest terminal for coal...
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Malte Humpert
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gCaptain
German and Swedish Coast Guards Arrive Near ‘Yi Peng 3’ In Escalating Cable Damage Incident
The investigation surrounding Chinese bulker carrier Yi Peng 3 suspected of damaging two submarine cables in the Baltic Sea continues to expand.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Mexico Looks Past Trump Threats With $2.7 Billion Port Expansion
By Alex Vasquez Nov 23, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Mexico is looking beyond the incoming Trump administration’s threats of tariffs, betting on a bright future for global merchandise trade no matter what actions...
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Bill Allen
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Barchart
Pure Hedge - Livestock and Grain
Strong Dollar and Bearish Cattle on Feed Report. Fats and Feeders lower next week?
From
Darren Carlat
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Barchart
Soybean Meal calendar spread and a Coffee calendar spread
December Soybean Meal has decreased by over 17% since early October. The current leg down has a 52-day duration which is similar to the 48 days drop between late May and mid-July.
From
Brady Sidwell
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Barchart
Grains wane while feeder bulls run
Markets closed Thursday for Thanksgiving
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Sticking Near Unchanged at Midday
The corn market showing fractionally mixed trade so far on Friday. December options expire today. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView is down 1/2 cent at $4.03 1/4 per bu. Spillover pressure from midday losses in wheat and the US dollar index hitting the highest prices since November...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Facing Sell Pressure on Friday
The wheat complex is heading back lower on Friday. Chicago SRW futures are down 4 to 5 cents across the nearbys. KC HRW contracts are showing fractional to 3 cent losses. MPLS spring wheat is down fractionally to 2 cents on the Friday session. December wheat options expire today, with...
From
Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
China-Mexico Trade Hits Record Volumes, But Volatility Looms in 2025
The China-Mexico trade route has experienced unprecedented growth in 2024, with shipping volumes surging 18.9% in the first nine months compared to 2023, according to Oslo-based freight benchmarking and market...
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Lights Dim at Giant Russian LNG Construction Facility as Energy Sanctions Bite
Activity appears to have slumped at Russia’s only construction yard for liquefied natural gas modules, another sign of how Western sanctions are thwarting the country’s ambition to become a top player in this key energy market.
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Bloomberg
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gCaptain
Sabotage Suspicions: Sweden’s Navy Investigates Baltic Sea Cable Damage
Sweden’s Navy completed a survey of the seabed near one of the damaged data cables in the Baltic Sea as the Nordic country investigates potential sabotage against the underwater infrastructure.
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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
U.S. Coast Guard Sounds Alarm on Cyber Threats from Chinese Port Cranes
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a new cybersecurity directive targeting Chinese-manufactured ship-to-shore cranes, addressing mounting concerns over national security vulnerabilities in America’s maritime infrastructure. MARSEC Directive 105-5 establishes additional...
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Reuters
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gCaptain
Nut Allergy? Singapore and Rotterdam Ships Hit by Cashew-Related Failures
Several ships in Singapore and Rotterdam reported operational problems in recent months after using marine fuel blended with cashew nutshell liquid biofuel, fuel testing agency CTI-Maritec said in an advisory on Thursday.
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The Loadstar
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gCaptain
FAK Fantasy: Carriers Struggle to Keep Rates Afloat
Container spot rates were largely unchanged for a third consecutive week, as it became evident that a 15 November rate hike on Asia-Europe trades had failed to have anything more than a marginal impact on pricing.
From
Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Wheat Back to Slightly Higher Friday Morning Trade
Wheat futures are showing gains on Friday morning. The wheat complex was pressured lower on Thursday, with the US dollar index hitting a 1 year high, up 414 points. Chicago SRW futures were down 1 ½ to 3 3/4 cents across the board at the close. KC HRW contracts closed...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Corn Bulls Bouncing to Start Friday
The corn market is kicking off the prelude to the weekend with gains of 2 to 3 cents so far. Corn posted Thursday losses at the close, with contracts down 3 ½ to 4 ½ cents across the board. Pressure mounted as the rest of the grains were lower and...
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Austin Schroeder
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Barchart
Soybeans Finding Some Gains to Begin Friday Trade
Soybeans are trading with a slight bounce back attitude to kick off Friday, as contracts are up 3 to 4 cents in the nearbys. They failed to get much upside reaction to either the export business or better than expected Export Sales report from early on Thursday. Futures closed with...
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Darin Newsom
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Barchart
Did More Missiles Move Morning Markets?
Overnight through early Friday morning saw headlines of Russia firing missiles back at Ukraine. Naturally, some of the Missile Markets responded.