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		<title>Drone Sinks Ship in Bulgaria’s Black Sea – Media Reports</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:24:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Drones sunk one ship and damaged another in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, local media reports said.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Blockade Bottles Up Dozens of Iranian Tankers, Nonprofit Says</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The US blockade of Iran is keeping dozens of laden tankers bottled up along the nation’s coast, while others outside the Persian Gulf are holding off Sri Lanka, according to United Against Nuclear Iran.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Five Hormuz Incidents Reported Monday as Tanker Attacks Mount</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 22:28:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[UK Maritime Trade Operations reported five separate incidents involving commercial shipping in or near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, including four tanker attacks and an incident in which Iran’s...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coast Guard Proposes Dropping Six Mariner Training Requirements</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:33:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to eliminate six training and competency requirements for certain Merchant Mariner Credential endorsements, saying the rules exceed international standards and impose unnecessary costs on...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kuwait Oil Output at 75% of Prewar as Hormuz Transits Rise</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:02:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kuwait is pumping oil at about 75% of the level seen before the Iran war as more tankers take the risk of navigating the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hackers Breached Propulsion System of US-Bound Oil Tanker</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/hackers-breached-propulsion-system-of-us-bound-oil-tanker/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:02:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[FBI and US Coast Guard investigators have found evidence that hackers accessed the propulsion system of an oil supertanker as it was approaching the Texas coast this summer, according to US officials familiar with the matter, an extraordinary breach that highlights the growing physical risks from cyberattacks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Opinion: Oil’s New Problem Isn’t Supply. It’s Logistics</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/opinion-oils-new-problem-isnt-supply-its-logistics/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Middle East crude exports recently climbed to their highest levels since the start of the Iran war as more Gulf producers resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz – despite the continued threat of Iranian attacks. Yet oil prices remain stubbornly elevated, suggesting logistical problems are proving as disruptive as outright supply losses.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saudi-Backed Forces Claim Control of Bab el-Mandeb Strait</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:04:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces have secured effective control of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Yemen's Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani told Reuters on Monday, though fighting continues with Houthi forces in the area.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Strong Freight Markets Keep Aging Ships Out of Recycling Yards</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/strong-freight-markets-keep-aging-ships-out-of-recycling-yards/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Strong freight markets kept aging vessels trading through the third quarter despite rising scrap prices and strong demand from ship recyclers, according to a new market review from GMS, the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>More Tankers Hit in Hormuz as IRGC Orders Ship to Turn Back</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The security situation in the Strait of Hormuz deteriorated further over the weekend as UK Maritime Trade Operations reported several additional tanker attacks and a separate incident in which Iran’s...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>From Residue to Resource – the Rise and Risks of Marine Biofuels</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/from-residue-to-resource-the-rise-and-risks-of-marine-biofuels/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gCaptain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:27:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Mark Smith, Director &#8211; Decarbonisation, NorthStandard While&#160;corn, sugarcane, wheat, or vegetable oils&#160;can be converted into fuel,&#160;their use&#160;for&#160;foodis&#160;driving&#160;demand to&#160;develop&#160;waste or bi-products&#160;from agricultural, forestry, food-processing&#160;and&#160;other&#160;biological&#160;industries&#160;as more prudent&#160;alternatives.&#160;Bio-residues&#160;can, for example,&#160;be used&#160;to derive&#160;fuels or fuel...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shadow Fleet Traffic on Northern Sea Route Surges as Arctic Safety Concerns Grow</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/shadow-fleet-traffic-on-northern-sea-route-surges-as-arctic-safety-concerns-grow/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The number of shadow-fleet vessels carrying Russian oil and LNG through the Northern Sea Route has surged this summer, according to a new analysis by the Bellona Environmental Transparency Center, raising concerns about the ability to respond to accidents in one of the world's most remote shipping environments.]]></description>
		
		
		
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