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		<title>Philippines Exploring Deeper Cooperation with Taiwan to Protect Undersea Cables</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:01:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Philippines is exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan on protecting undersea cables and addressing "gray-zone" activity, despite Manila's one-China policy, which recognizes Beijing and not Taipei, a Philippine diplomat said on Wednesday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saudi Arabia Seeks Access to Overseas Oil Storage for Aramco</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:57:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is in talks with foreign governments to give state-owned Aramco access to their strategic oil storage, as the kingdom seeks to make its supplies to customers more resilient during disruptions, Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Panama Canal Traffic and Tonnage Rise Despite El Niño Challenges</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:35:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Panama Canal reported growth in vessel traffic, tonnage and revenue in fiscal year 2026, as stronger demand from energy carriers and containerships helped lift volumes despite ongoing concerns over...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Navy Is Making Progress on Unmanned Vessels. Now It’s Time to Put Them to Work.</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Editorial]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Chris Servello (OpEd) After years of testing and debating how unmanned surface vessels fit into the fleet, the Navy is starting to show what these systems can do. And...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Editorial: The Coast Guard Spent $3.8 Million on a PDF</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Coast Guard&#8217;s new credentialing portal promises complete applications and faster processing. One American ship captain tested it. What he found raises serious questions about automation, accountability, and whether Washington...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Sanctions Law Firm, Shipping Agents and Nine Vessels in Iran Shadow Fleet Crackdown</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:54:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions targeting a law firm, shipping agents and nine vessels accused of helping Iran move oil and other commodities through international...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Australian Fund to Acquire Majority Stake in UK’s Largest Port Operator in $13.4 Billion Deal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Australia-based IFM Investors has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK&#8217;s largest port operator, in a deal that values the company at approximately £10...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Middle East Oil Flows Near Prewar Levels Defy Hormuz Attacks</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 17:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By Julian Lee (Bloomberg) &#8212; Oil shipments from the Middle East are showing little sign of buckling in the face of Iran’s more frequent and damaging attacks on merchant ships in the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Approves Long-delayed Jackdaw Gas Field on Energy Security Grounds</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:56:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[LONDON, Oct 21 (Reuters) &#8211; Britain on Wednesday approved the Jackdaw North Sea gas field, ending years of legal and political wrangling as the Labour government seeks to balance its climate goals...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>IEA: Gulf Oil Shipping Costs Top $37 Per Barrel, Five Times Pre-War Levels</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 16:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The cost of shipping crude oil from the Middle East Gulf to Asia has surged to more than $37 per barrel, over five times prewar levels, as an increasingly complex...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Two More Tankers Struck as Maritime Attacks Spread Across Persian Gulf</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:12:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two more tankers have been struck by unidentified projectiles in separate incidents near the Strait of Hormuz and in the northern Persian Gulf, adding to a growing series of attacks...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Russia Sees First Diesel Cargo Sailing for US on Thursday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:05:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tanker loaded with Russian diesel will sail for the US on Thursday as Moscow starts to implement a fuel supply deal struck by Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, according to Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak.]]></description>
		
		
		
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