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<news:title>White House: China eyes more US oil to cut Strait of Hormuz dependence</news:title>
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<image:caption>KD Maharaja Lela, the lead ship of Malaysia's new littoral combat ship programme</image:caption>
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<news:title>Malaysia eyes legal recourse as Norway halts missile exports for naval ships</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/geopolitical-unrest-delivers-a-q1-profit-boost-for-teekay-tankers</loc>
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<news:title>Geopolitical unrest delivers a Q1 profit boost for Teekay Tankers</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/high-fuel-prices-take-a-toll-on-singapore-bunker-sales-in-april</loc>
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<news:title>High fuel prices take a toll on Singapore bunker sales in April</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/brics-nations-split-over-iranian-demands-for-us-israeli-condemnation</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T10:50:43.835Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BRICS nations split over Iranian demands for US-Israeli condemnation</news:title>
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<image:caption>The Japanese oil tanker Fujisan Maru</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Houston Fuel Oil Terminal, Texas, US</image:caption>
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<news:title>OPINION | Is the current oil market calm a prelude to a demand-driven disaster?</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/okeanis-eco-tankers-reports-sharp-rise-in-q1-2026-profit</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T10:36:26.995Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Okeanis Eco Tankers reports sharp rise in Q1 2026 profit</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/south-korean-official-points-to-iran-as-primary-suspect-in-ship-attack</loc>
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<image:caption>HMM Namu</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T10:24:47.392Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>South Korean official points to Iran as primary suspect in ship attack</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/long-stranded-chinese-tanker-clears-strait-of-hormuz-with-iraqi-crude</loc>
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<image:caption>Yuan Hua Hu</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T10:21:32.514Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Long-stranded Chinese tanker clears Strait of Hormuz with Iraqi crude</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/lights-go-out-across-havana-as-communist-run-cuba-runs-completely-out-of-fuel</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-01-08/yadrf2pt/cuba-02.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map of Cuba</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Best Mussel Harvester – Fruitful Harvest</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AWARDS 2025 | Best Mussel Harvester – Fruitful Harvest – Macduff Ship Design</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/vessel-review-koln-lubeck-german-navy-corvettes-for-coastal-anti-air-and-anti-surface-missions</loc>
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<image:caption>Köln</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Lübeck</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Close-up of Köln's OTO Melara 76mm naval gun and forward-mounted RIM-116 missile launcher</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Köln at her christening ceremony in her namesake city of Cologne, April 21, 2022</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Koln &amp; Lubeck – German Navy corvettes for coastal anti-air and anti-surface missions</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-offshore/vessel-review-fcv3001-cnooc-debuts-versatile-rov-for-survey-and-inspection-duties</loc>
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<image:caption>FCV3001</image:caption>
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<image:caption>FCV3001</image:caption>
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<image:caption>FCV3001</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | FCV3001 – CNOOC debuts versatile ROV for survey and inspection duties</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Europe, China, FCV3001 (vessel), China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Fugro, Netherlands, China Offshore Fugro Geosolutions, South China Sea, China Offshore Oil Engineering</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/opinion-something-else-for-australia-to-consider-russian-nuclear-submarines-in-the-pacific</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-14/9rgugkr1/Russian-submarine-accompanied-by-a-UK-Royal-Navy-frigate-Royal-Navy.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Russian submarine accompanied by a UK Royal Navy frigate</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | Something else for Australia to consider: Russian nuclear submarines in the Pacific</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Oceania, Australia, Pacific Ocean, Russia, Russian Navy, Russia Ukraine War, China, People’s Liberation Army Navy, Japan, Sea of Japan, United States, North America, US Navy, Sea of Okhotsk, Taiwan</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/south-korean-trader-gets-six-year-jail-term-for-smuggling-russian-crab-worth-2m</loc>
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<image:caption>King crab</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:39:52.979Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>South Korean trader gets six-year jail term for smuggling Russian crabs worth $2m</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, South Korea, Russia, Europe, Port of Sokcho (South Korea), Port of Donghae (South Korea)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/ferry-crew-rescue-distressed-paddleboarders-off-largs-scotland</loc>
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<image:caption>Loch Shira</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:31:27.823Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ferry crew rescue distressed paddleboarders off Largs, Scotland</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/vietnams-q1-crab-exports-jump-23-per-cent-yoy-in-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>Crabs being sold at a wet market in Vietnam</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T08:06:53.902Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Vietnam's Q1 crab exports jump 23 per cent YOY in 2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Vietnam, crab, Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers, United States, North America, European Union, Europe, China, Hong Kong, Japan, United Kingdom, South Korea, Australia, Oceania</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/ictsi-successfully-appeals-exclusion-from-terminal-concession-tender-in-costa-rica</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-11-12/x08h477w/ICTSI-Razon1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>ICTSI Chairman and CEO Enrique K. Razon Jr</image:caption>
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<image:caption>L-R: Tom O'Neill, Operations Director at Manor Marine, and Matthew Ratsey, Managing Director of Zero USV</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Christening ceremony of the US Navy Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship USNS Solomon Atkinson at Austal USA's shipyard in Mobile, Alabama, May 2, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Launch of Bisan Maru, Seagate Corporation's new biofuel-powered tug, April 22, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Coins welded onto the keel of one of the tugs</image:caption>
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<news:title>Tug News Roundup | May 13 – US Navy salvage ship christening, Japanese biofuel-powered newbuilding and more</news:title>
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<image:caption>Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency patrol boats (representative photo only)</image:caption>
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<news:title>14 missing after illegal migrant boat sinks off Malaysia's west coast</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/safe-bulkers-to-acquire-four-japanese-newbuild-bulk-carriers</loc>
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<image:caption>Kerynia, a bulk carrier operated by Safe Bulkers</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T19:15:16.408Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Safe Bulkers to acquire four Japanese newbuild bulk carriers</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/oil-prices-shoot-up-as-us-iran-friction-derails-peace-hopes</loc>
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<image:caption>Oil tankers</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Agio Fanourios I</image:caption>
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<news:title>Vietnam's state-owned oil firm appeals to US Navy: let tanker through Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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<image:caption>Map showing Iran's "expanded" area of control in the Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Royal Navy Type 45 air defence destroyer HMS Dragon underway in the Mediterranean Sea, September 20, 2013</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Great Sea Interconnector</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T18:18:57.653Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-12T18:11:46.608Z</news:publication_date>
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