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		<title>U.S. Intensifies Sanctions on Iranian Shipping Network as Naval Blockade Resumes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Tuesday expanded its economic campaign against Iran by imposing sweeping new sanctions on a major shipping and oil trading network just hours after the U.S. military...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Navy Sea Drones Make Combat Debut in Operations Near Hormuz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 20:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. military has employed autonomous maritime systems in combat for the first time, with U.S. Central Command confirming that unmanned surface vessels participated in strikes against Iranian naval infrastructure...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Seafarer Death Toll Climbs as Trump Declares Hormuz ‘Open to ALL Ship Traffic’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The human toll of the escalating conflict in and around the Strait of Hormuz continues to rise, with one Indian seafarer killed and at least 10 others injured after missile...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Refiners, Not Consumers, Are Biggest Winners From Jones Act Waiver, OSG CEO Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:01:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration&#8217;s emergency Jones Act waiver has delivered a windfall to U.S. refiners while doing little to lower fuel prices for consumers, according to a new analysis from the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Red Sea Shipping Faces Renewed Risk as Iran Signals Pressure Beyond Hormuz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT, July 14 (Reuters) &#8211; Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen&#8217;s Houthi...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Trump Drops Proposed 20% Hormuz Fee, Replaces It With Gulf Investment Deals</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump has abandoned his proposal to charge a 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, saying the United States will instead seek trade and investment...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MSC Ships Earn First-Ever Presidential Unit Citation in Military Sealift Command History</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two Military Sealift Command ships have earned the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC) for the first time in the command&#8217;s 77-year history, recognizing the civilian-crewed vessels for their role supporting the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine Claims 116 Russian Ships Hit in Nine Days in Sea of Azov</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine says it has struck another 11 Russian-linked vessels in the Sea of Azov, bringing the total number of ships damaged during a nine-day campaign to 116, in what appears...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Southern Route Through Hormuz Is No Longer Safe, Regardless of What Trump Says</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[For the best part of a year, shipowners transiting the Strait of Hormuz have worked to a simple and largely unspoken rule of thumb, stay off the Iranian side, hug...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>TOTE Wins $2.2 Billion Contract to Manage U.S. Navy Medium Landing Ship Program</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[TOTE Services has been selected to oversee construction of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps&#8217; new Medium Landing Ship (LSM) fleet under a contract valued at up to $2.2 billion,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iranian Missile Attacks Hit Three More Tankers as U.S. Expands Strikes, Seafarer Death Toll Rises</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three more tankers have come under attack near the Strait of Hormuz in the latest escalation of the maritime conflict between Iran and the United States, as U.S. forces launched...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Transportation Financial Intelligence: The Lesson Behind Every Supply Chain Disruption</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sponsored]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 11:45:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Freight Audit &#38; Payment is no longer defined only by invoice processing. It is evolving into a strategic discipline centered on governance, automation, intelligence, opportunity identification, and measurable business outcomes....]]></description>
		
		
		
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