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		<title>Trump Warns Iran’s Oil Lifeline at Risk After Major U.S. Strike on Kharg Island</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:04:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald J. Trump said Friday that U.S. forces carried out a major airstrike against military targets on Iran’s Kharg Island, a strategic oil export hub in the Persian Gulf, while warning Tehran...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Lured by Profits, Some Shipowners Brave Mines and Missiles to Sneak Oil Past Iran</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:41:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A handful of Greek shipowners have sent crude oil and dry bulk tankers through the Strait of Hormuz during the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, risking destruction from mines, missiles and drones for a chance at millions of dollars in quick profits.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Middle East Conflict Dampens Fears of Container Sector Overcapacity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Loadstar]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The conflict in the Middle East could significantly alter expectations of looming overcapacity in the container shipping sector. The prolonged Red Sea disruptions are absorbing vessel capacity and keep freight markets tighter than anticipated.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supertankers Build Up in Red Sea as Saudi Arabia Races to Bypass Hormuz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:28:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia’s race to bypass the Strait of Hormuz has led to a buildup of oil supertankers waiting off the kingdom’s Red Sea coast to collect cargoes, as Riyadh tries to overcome unprecedented disruption caused by the Iran war.

In the past day or so, 11 very-large crude carriers reached the port of Yanbu and are now waiting nearby before starting loading, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Sweden Boards Sanctioned Tanker Suspected of Sailing Under False Flag</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Swedish authorities have boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Baltic Sea after determining the vessel may be operating under a false flag, marking the second maritime intervention near the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Cruise Ship Grounds on Reef in Papua New Guinea After ECDIS Route Change Derails Approach</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An Australian expedition cruise ship grounded on a reef while approaching a remote harbor in Papua New Guinea after a last-minute route modification in the ship’s electronic navigation system delayed...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>European Allies Riled as US Loosens Russia Oil Sanctions</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ukraine and its European allies hit out on Friday at a U.S. temporary waiver to allow countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products stranded at sea, with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warning it would fund Moscow's war machine.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>US Treasury Allows More Russian Oil Sales to Help Tame Prices</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The US issued a second authorization letting countries buy more Russian oil that’s stuck on tankers due to sanctions, part of the White House’s push to prevent prices from surging.

The temporary move, which widens a waiver given to India last week, only applies to oil already in transit and as such won’t provide significant financial support for the Russian government, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in a social media post.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Shadow Fleets Cash In as War Disrupts Gulf Oil Flows</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/u-s-israel-war-on-iran-a-gift-for-russia/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Ann LaRocco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The second set of U.S. waivers on Russian oil and vessel tracking data shows both the Iranian and Russian shadow fleets are profiting off the U.S./Israel war against Iran.

Lloyd’s list data tracked over half of the tankers and gas carriers traversing the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian. Container ships are also included.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Italy Weighs Options as Damaged Russian LNG Tanker Drifts in the Mediterranean</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/italy-weighs-options-as-damaged-russian-lng-tanker-drifts-in-the-mediterranean/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:33:56 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Italian authorities are weighing how to deal with a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker left adrift in the Mediterranean after what Moscow described as a Ukrainian drone attack, sources said on Friday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia’s Newest Arc7 LNG Carrier ‘Konstantin Posyet’ Leaves Zvezda Yard For Possible Sea Trials</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/russias-newest-arc7-lng-carrier-konstantin-posyet-leaves-zvezda-yard-for-possible-sea-trials/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[An ice-class LNG carrier under construction at Russia’s Zvezda shipyard in the Far East may have begun sea trials this week, a potentially important step in Moscow’s efforts to expand a shortage-stricken fleet needed to ship Arctic gas exports despite Western sanctions.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Eases Sanctions for Russian Oil Cargoes Already at Sea as Hormuz Crisis Hits Supply</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/u-s-eases-sanctions-for-russian-oil-cargoes-already-at-sea-as-hormuz-crisis-hits-supply/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 04:21:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department has issued a new sanctions wind-down authorization allowing certain Russian oil cargoes already at sea to complete their voyages, as global energy markets struggle with disruptions...]]></description>
		
		
		
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