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		<title>Trump Administration Advances First Offshore Critical Minerals Lease Sale Under New Marine Minerals Agency</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:19:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration has taken another step toward launching a U.S. offshore critical minerals industry, with the newly created Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) releasing a proposed leasing notice that could...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine Hit Two Large Russia-Linked Oil Tankers in Black Sea</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukrainian naval drones hit two large Russia-linked oil tankers in the Black Sea as Moscow and Kyiv expand the scope of their mutual maritime strikes.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Tells Houthis to Close Red Sea Gateway if U.S. Hits Power Network</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran has asked Yemen’s Houthi movement to stand ready to close the Red Sea oil route if the United States strikes Iranian power infrastructure, three sources told Reuters on Thursday, posing a potent new threat to global energy supplies.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saronic Picks Brownsville for $3 Billion ‘Port Alpha’ Autonomous Shipyard</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:04:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Autonomous vessel developer Saronic has selected Brownsville, Texas, as the site of a planned $3 billion shipyard that the company says will dramatically expand U.S. capacity to build autonomous vessels...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>SEA-LNG Says LNG Continues to Lead Alternative Fuel Orders as Biomethane Supply Expands</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SEA-LNG says liquefied natural gas continues to dominate orders for alternatively fueled ships, while biomethane production and bunkering infrastructure are expanding as the shipping industry searches for practical pathways to...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine Says Drone Campaign Has Hit 147 Russian-Linked Vessels in 11 Days</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:50:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine says its expanding drone campaign against Russia&#8217;s maritime logistics has now struck 147 vessels in just 11 days, extending operations from the Sea of Azov deeper into the Black...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU’s Next Russia Sanctions Package Adrift Following Greek Veto to Protect Arctic LNG Shipping Interests</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:37:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Greece has thrown the European Union’s proposed 21st sanctions package against Russia into limbo, demanding exemptions for a domestic shipping company whose specialized Arctic liquefied natural gas carriers could become stranded assets under new restrictions aimed at tightening pressure on Moscow’s energy exports.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran-US Skirmishes Worsen as Hormuz Shipping Traffic Dwindles</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The US struck Iran for a fifth straight day overnight and hit a sanctioned oil tanker near the country’s main export terminal, as tensions between the warring sides show little sign of abating.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>India Ask Its Seafarers Not to Take Hormuz Voyages</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[India has ordered shipowners, ship managers and recruitment companies not to deploy the country's seafarers on vessels undertaking trips through the Strait of Hormuz amid renewed fighting in the region.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Los Angeles and Long Beach Post Strong June as Retailers Frontload Imports</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The nation&#8217;s two busiest container gateways continued to benefit from an early peak shipping season in June as importers rushed cargo into the United States ahead of potential new tariffs,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Port of Los Angeles Tops 1 Million TEUs in Record June</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Ann LaRocco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Lori Ann LaRocco &#8211; The Port of Los Angeles, the nation&#8217;s busiest container seaport, processed more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in June, making it the busiest...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>After Hormuz, Here’s Why the Red Sea Is Now the World’s Most Vulnerable Shipping Route</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 17:54:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran has warned that its campaign to throttle global energy markets could be expanded from the Strait of Hormuz to the vital Red Sea route if U.S. attacks continue, a threat that depends on its Houthi allies in Yemen.]]></description>
		
		
		
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