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		<title>Trump Administration Claims Massive Oil Flows Through Hormuz But Industry Data Raises Questions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 15:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the military helped move more than 15 million barrels of oil and petroleum products through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, an extraordinary figure...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saudis Shuttle Oil North On Tankers To Evade Houthis</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Weilun Soon Aug 22, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;Shipowners including Sinokor Group are helping Saudi Arabian crude exit the Red Sea via the safer northern route, as Iran-backed militants target the kingdom’s...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Grants Permission For A Number Of Iraqi Oil Tankers To Pass Through Hormuz</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Aug 22 (Reuters) &#8211; Iran has granted permission for a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz following repeated requests from Baghdad through various channels, Iran’s state...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China’s NewNew Shipping Line Pushes Deeper Into Arctic With First Murmansk Container Run</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 20:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Chinese container carrier NewNew Shipping Line has expanded its footprint in Russia’s Arctic with the first delivery of containerized cargo to Murmansk via the Northern Sea Route, as the company moves toward a larger role in a shipping corridor attracting growing interest from China, South Korea and India.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Panama Canal Draught Restrictions Set to Add to Congestion Chaos</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Loadstar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:17:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Waterways the world over are contending with all manner of chaos, especially the Panama Canal where congestion is worsening as a consequence of the war in the Middle East and low-water restrictions loom.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Sanctions Fishing Fleet Accused of Shipping Cocaine to Mexico</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:55:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The US Treasury sanctioned a fleet of fishing vessels suspected of smuggling tons of cocaine to Mexico each month, ultimately bound for the US.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Vows ‘Devastating’ Response to US Threat to Cut Off Its Economic Lifelines</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran said on Friday that its response to any new U.S. threats would be "devastating" after Washington pledged to impose the toughest financial penalties in history with the aim of toppling the Iranian leadership.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Piracy Observer Says Somali Incidents Rising as Navies Stretched</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:45:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The world’s top maritime piracy observer said incidents off the coast of Somalia are on the rise again after a pair of fresh attacks this week — as two major regional conflicts stretch naval forces in the area thin.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ukraine Says Russia Hit 52 Civilian Ships in Six Weeks as Black Sea Attacks Escalate</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:34:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Russia attacked 52 civilian vessels in the Black Sea during July and the first half of August, according to Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry, highlighting a sharp escalation in attacks on commercial...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Panama Canal to Cut Daily Transits as Optimistic Water Outlook Fades</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:40:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Panama Canal is cutting daily transit capacity and overhauling its auction system as below-expected rainfall puts renewed pressure on the waterway’s freshwater supplies, just months after officials said they...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>‘Thamesborg’ Completes Arctic Northwest Passage After Last Year’s Grounding</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dutch general cargo vessel Thamesborg has safely completed its first transit of Canada’s Northwest Passage since running aground on an uncharted shoal in the route last year, with the vessel passing within a few nautical miles of the site of the accident.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tankers Stack Up as Venezuela Sells Oil Faster Than Its Ports Can Handle</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/tankers-stack-up-as-venezuela-sells-oil-faster-than-its-ports-can-handle/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Venezuela's dilapidated oil port terminals are imposing a de facto export cap on the country's resurgent crude production, with tankers having to wait up to 30 days to load because of aging infrastructure, power outages and quality issues, according to shipping data, sources and documents.]]></description>
		
		
		
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