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		<title>Houthis Escalate Red Sea Campaign, Claim Eighth Saudi Tanker Attack</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Houthis on Wednesday claimed responsibility for another attack on a Saudi oil tanker, while UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a fresh warning about a separate explosion near a...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shipping Industry Warns Against Potential Hormuz Transit Fees</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The global shipping industry is urging the United Nations and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to oppose any attempt to impose compulsory tolls or transit fees in the Strait of...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Silverback Marine Launches Grit City Workboats, a New Animated Series Inspiring the Next Generation of Maritime Professionals</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The rapidly growing children’s series introduces young audiences to real workboats, maritime careers, environmental stewardship and life on the working waterfront- an initiative that should have been taken 30 years...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Says Hormuz Shipping Route Announcement With Oman Nears</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:55:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran and Oman have reached an understanding on the geographic coordinates for a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, and a joint announcement is being finalized, provided certain third parties did not interfere, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Wednesday. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Draft Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control Over Gulf-Bound Ships, Sources Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters on Wednesday, in one of the biggest concessions yet to Iran.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US and Iran Having ‘Very Good Discussions’, Trump Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:38:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had "very good discussions" with Iran during all-day negotiations on Tuesday, fueling expectations of an imminent end to the five-month conflict.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Dozens of Idling Iranian Oil Tankers Show US Blockade Is Working</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A growing flotilla of Iranian oil tankers is gathering off the country’s coast, a sign the renewed US naval blockade is disrupting Tehran’s energy exports and depriving it of much-needed revenue.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Energy Secretary Signals Trump Likely to Extend Jones Act Waiver Again</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said the Trump administration is likely to extend its temporary emergency waiver of the Jones Act again, arguing the measure has helped move energy supplies...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Indian Cargo Vessel Sinks After Apparent Attack Near Yemen</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Indian-flagged cargo vessel sank in the Red Sea on Monday after being struck by what appears to have been an explosives-laden boat off Yemen, marking another escalation in the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>White House Expected to Extend Controversial Jones Act Waiver, Sources Say</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The White House is expected to extend a waiver of the century-old Jones Act in the coming days, sources say, reaching for one of the few tools it has to try and hold down gasoline prices as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on Exxon Mobil XOM.Nand Chevron CVX.N for making "too much money."]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Canada Charters Finnish Icebreaker Nordica to Support Arctic Operations</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Finnish state-owned icebreaking company Arctia has secured a contract to deploy one of its multipurpose icebreakers to Canada&#8217;s Arctic later this year, providing additional capacity for the Canadian Coast Guard...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Brazil’s Oil Output Hits Record as War Drives Up Non-OPEC Supply</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/brazils-oil-output-hits-record-as-war-drives-up-non-opec-supply/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Oil production in Brazil reached a record high in June as rising supplies from producers a world away from the Middle East cushion disruption from the fallout of the war in Iran. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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