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		<title>Airbus Goes to Sea: How a French Shipowner and Chinese Shipyard Are Reinventing the Atlantic Supply Chain</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Morgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 20:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last weekend&#8217;s launch of a ro-ro cargo vessel at a riverside shipyard in Wuhan may not have commanded the same attention as an Airbus A320 rolling off the production line...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EIA Sees Weak Global Oil Demand Limiting Price Spike from Hormuz Disruption</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has lowered its outlook for global oil demand in 2026, saying weaker consumption could help cap oil price increases even as disruptions continue to...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Billion-Dollar USV Builder Saronic Scores Military Rescue Milestone Near Hormuz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A U.S. Navy-operated autonomous surface vessel (ASV) built by Saronic rescued two U.S. Army aviators after their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed off the coast of Oman, marking what appears to...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IMO Chief Warns No Safe Passage Exists in Hormuz Despite Rising Traffic Claims</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The head of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued one of his strongest warnings yet on conditions in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the waterway remains too dangerous for...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Energy Secretary Says Ship Traffic Through Hormuz Increasing ‘Meaningfully’</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Tuesday that ship traffic in the Gulf and oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz are rising even as Washington and Tehran struggle to reach a deal on ending their more than three-month-old war.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU Unveils 21st Russia Sanctions Package Targeting Shadow Fleet, Banks, LNG Tankers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:49:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Commission on Tuesday proposed a sweeping 21st package of sanctions against Russia, targeting the country&#8217;s financial sector, shadow fleet operations, energy exports, and military supply chains as Brussels...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia Holds Naval Drills in Baltic Sea During Major NATO Exercises</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia's navy has conducted military drills in the Baltic Sea, practicing unguided missile launches, bombing runs and missile strikes, it said, as major U.S.-NATO exercises also took place in the region, the Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Kuwait Offers Oil to Asian Buyers for First Time Since War</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 13:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Kuwait is offering to sell its crude to refiners in Asia for the first time since the Iran war started, the latest indication of rising oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia Reactivates Arctic LNG Route to Asia as Icebreaking Carrier Completes Rare Early-Summer Transit</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia has reopened its seasonal eastern export corridor for liquefied natural gas from the sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 project after the icebreaking LNG carrier Christophe de Margerie completed a rare early-summer voyage along the Northern Sea Route (NSR), signaling the start of the 2026 navigation season to Asia.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Newbuild Supertanker Orders Hit Record High, Surpassing 2008 Peak</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:11:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The world’s shipowners have placed orders for a record number of new oil supertankers, surpassing a boom back in 2008 that ultimately led to a glut and a collapse in rates.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Clearing the Strait: How Autonomous Systems Are Redefining Mine Countermeasure Operations</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/clearing-the-strait-how-autonomous-systems-are-redefining-mine-countermeasure-operations/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sponsored]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A mine doesn&#8217;t have to strike a ship to disrupt global commerce. In the Strait of Hormuz, the threat of mines alone has sparked uncertainty across the entire maritime industry,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Senators Urge Trump Administration to Reinstate Port Fees on Chinese Ships</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/senators-urge-trump-administration-to-reinstate-port-fees-on-chinese-ships/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:51:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are pressing the Trump administration to reinstate suspended port fees on Chinese-linked vessels, arguing the measures are critical to rebuilding America&#8217;s...]]></description>
		
		
		
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