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		<title>WindWings Eyed for Next-Generation HD Hyundai LNG Carrier</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:20:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Korean Register, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries, BAR Technologies and the Liberian Registry are teaming up to study the use of large wing sails on a new generation of LNG carriers.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil Prices Surge as Saudi Red Sea Loadings Halt, Libya Shuts Fields</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 19:11:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oil prices rose by over $3 on Tuesday after shipping industry sources said oil loadings at Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu had been suspended, and Libya halted operations at three oil fields, heightening concerns that disruptions to key oil supply routes could persist for weeks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coast Guard Awards $173.7 Million for New Polar Cutter Berths in Seattle</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $173.7 million contract to continue a major modernization of Base Seattle, including new berthing infrastructure intended to support the service’s future Polar Security...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia and Ukraine Press on With Energy Strikes Despite Trump</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia hit petrol stations in Kyiv on Tuesday and Ukraine struck a Russian oil refinery, as the warring sides carried on with strikes on each other's energy targets despite an announcement by U.S. President Donald Trump that they had agreed to stop.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Port of Los Angeles Cargo Operations Disrupted After Containers Go Overboard</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:57:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three shipping containers fell from a vessel into the water at the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday, forcing authorities to establish a safety zone while crews worked to secure...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oman Says ‘El Gaia’ Being Towed to Port; Two Crew Missing</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:51:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Omani authorities said Tuesday that the Panama-flagged tanker&#160;El Gaia&#160;is being towed to port after a fire aboard the vessel was brought under control, while two crew members remain missing. Oman’s...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maersk Keeps Defying Bearish Expectations as Shares Soar</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S keeps giving analysts reasons to reconsider their bearish views on its shares. The stock has surged nearly 60% this year as a boost to freight rates from stronger demand and supply line disruptions has spurred the Danish shipping giant to upgrade its guidance twice over the summer. Maersk has also weathered concerns over fuel costs from the Middle East conflict, and the impact of US tariffs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia Accuses Danish Military Helicopters of making Dangerous Maneuvers Near Its Warships</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has accused Danish military helicopters of making dangerous maneuvers near its warships in the Baltic Sea and handed an official note to Copenhagen complaining about such incidents, Russia's ambassador to Denmark said on Tuesday, according to Russia's RIA state news agency.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU Leaders Back Finnish Push for Arctic Icebreaker Fleet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 10:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[European leaders have backed a stronger role for the European Union in the Arctic, with Finland pushing for a joint icebreaking capability as the region becomes increasingly important for commercial shipping, military mobility and competition with Russia and China.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Port of Los Angeles Caps Record Summer as U.S. Import Strength Holds Up</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:14:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Port of Los Angeles capped its strongest three-month cargo stretch on record in August, adding to evidence that Southern California’s container gateway is carrying stronger-than-expected momentum into the fall....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Rejects Iran’s Mine Claim as Hormuz Shipping Threat Remains Severe</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 20:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Central Command is disputing an Iranian claim that a Panama-flagged tanker recently struck a naval mine in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the ship was instead hit by Iranian...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oil Tanker Rates Top $1 Million a Day as Hormuz War Squeezes Fleet</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 18:24:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The cost of hiring an oil tanker on the industry’s benchmark trade route topped $1 million a day for the first time, as the Iran war leaves too few ships willing to cross the Strait of Hormuz to collect cargoes. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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