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		<title>UKMTO Reports Incident Involving Container Ship and Military Forces in Gulf of Oman</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aug 11 (Reuters)&#160;&#8211;&#160;The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a container ship and military forces in the Gulf of Oman,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Hardens Stance on Iran, Clouding Hopes for Hormuz Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 10:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump hardened his stance toward Iran as negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz continue, pronouncing that the Islamic Republic must pay reparations for past attacks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hanwha Makes $1.2 Billion Bid for Austal USA</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s Hanwha has made a preliminary offer worth up to $1.2 billion to acquire Austal USA, potentially giving the Korean defense giant control of one of the largest U.S....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Jones Act Waiver Extension Deepens Divide Over U.S. Maritime Policy</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:31:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration’s decision to extend its Jones Act waiver for another 90 days is drawing sharply divided reactions, with U.S. maritime and shipbuilding groups welcoming new restrictions on foreign...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Demands Compensation From Iran as Hormuz Deal Hopes Fade</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 21:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday demanded Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks and protests, in a move that will likely complicate efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Car Carrier Abandoned After Catching Fire 630 Miles Off Costa Rica</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 22 crew members from a vehicle carrier after an engine room fire forced the crew to abandon ship roughly 630 miles south...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>White House Extends Jones Act Waiver in Longest Suspension in Law’s History</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has extended for 90 days a waiver allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport oil and other commodities between U.S. ports, but imposed new limits after shipbuilders and their allies in Congress argued the policy was undermining the domestic maritime industry, the White House said.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NTSB Blames Unapproved Hot Work for Deadly NYC Sludge Tanker Explosion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Daniel Katzive]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) &#8211; Unapproved use of a propane torch on deck triggered the explosion aboard a New York City municipal sludge tanker Hunts Point last May, according to...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Black Sea Grain Exports Squeezed as Danube Hits Record-Low Levels</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Black Sea grain exports are facing fresh constraints as record-low Danube levels restrict flows through Romania just as escalating Russian strikes divert Ukrainian grain from Odesa and other ports.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oman Says Massive Oil Spill from Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An oil slick is covering an area of around 390 square kilometers (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country's government said on Monday, after a vessel under sanctions and carrying Russian crude sustained damage.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cadeler Orders Two Giant Offshore Wind Installation Vessels in $938 Million Fleet Expansion</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cadeler is pushing ahead with another major expansion of its offshore wind installation fleet, placing firm orders for two new T-class vessels designed to handle the increasingly large turbines and...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd Expand Red Sea Return With New Jeddah Call</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/maersk-and-hapag-lloyd-expand-red-sea-return-with-new-jeddah-call/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are expanding their renewed use of the Red Sea and Suez Canal, adding a call at Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah to their AE15 Asia-Mediterranean service even as renewed...]]></description>
		
		
		
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