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		<title>HMS Dragon Transits Suez Canal Ahead of Potential Hormuz Security Mission</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Royal Navy destroyer HMS Dragon has transited the Suez Canal and entered the Middle East ahead of a potential multinational mission aimed at reopening and securing the Strait of Hormuz,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Navy Commissions Final Littoral Combat Ship as Controversial Program Comes to an End</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 22:19:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Navy has commissioned USS Cleveland (LCS 31), officially closing out the Littoral Combat Ship program after more than two decades marked by cost overruns, mechanical failures, and shifting mission...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Alleges Chinese Shipping Container Giants Rigged Global Supply During COVID Crisis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:55:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted four of the world’s largest shipping container manufacturers and seven senior executives in what prosecutors describe as a sweeping global conspiracy to restrict...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Extends Russian Oil Waiver Through June as Oil Markets Tighten</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:36:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department has extended its temporary sanctions wind-down authorization for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, issuing a new general license that keeps qualifying shipments flowing through mid-June...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>NATO Weighing Hormuz Mission If Strait Crisis Drags Into Summer</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 19:11:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[NATO is discussing the possibility of helping ships pass through the blocked Strait of Hormuz if the waterway isn’t reopened by early July, according to a senior official in the military alliance.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Probes Claims Chinese Firms Restricted Container Production Before COVID, CBS Says</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Federal investigators are probing whether Chinese container manufacturing giants deliberately throttled global shipping container production just before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a CBS News report that could reignite concerns...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Says Iran Strike Called Off After Gulf Allies Appealed</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 16:19:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(Bloomberg) &#8212; US President Donald Trump said he held off on a new bombardment of Iran planned for Tuesday at the request of Saudi Arabia and other Persian Gulf allies,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Not All Bunkers Are Created Equal, And Neither Are the Additives</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Morgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Why the chemical gap between distillate and residual fuels matters more than most operators realize, why a single fuel additive product can’t bridge it, and why homogenisers are the underrated...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Georgia Ports Container Volumes Slip as Savannah Expansion Push Continues</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:53:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Georgia Ports Authority reported a 2.5% decline in container volumes through April as softer market conditions and last year’s tariff-driven front-loading weighed on comparisons. The Port of Savannah handled approximately...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Targets 19 Tankers, Shadow Banks in Major New Iran Sanctions Crackdown</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled one of its broadest sanctions actions yet under its “Economic Fury” campaign, targeting more than 50 companies, individuals, and vessels tied to Iran’s shadow...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Imposes Fresh Sanctions on Iranian Exchange House, Shadow Fleet Vessels</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions on behalf of Iranian banks as the U.S. maintains pressure on Tehran.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hedge Fund Beats Peers With Bets on Oil Tankers While Cutting AI</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/hedge-fund-beats-peers-with-bets-on-oil-tankers-while-cutting-ai/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Hong Kong hedge fund that outperformed peers says shipping stocks are a better trade than artificial intelligence, given the risks of tech companies overspending.]]></description>
		
		
		
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