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<image:caption>Raven gas field offshore Egypt</image:caption>
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<news:title>BP weighs disposal of Egypt natural gas assets to cut debt</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/renewables/offshore-wind/planning-permission-granted-for-uk-dogger-bank-south-offshore-wind-projects</loc>
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<image:caption>Turbines at the UK's Dogger Bank offshore wind farm</image:caption>
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<news:title>Planning permission granted for UK Dogger Bank South offshore wind projects</news:title>
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<image:caption>Map of Browse gas field, Australia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T10:00:25.477Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Inpex buys into Australia's largest undeveloped gas field</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/coast-guard/taiwans-coast-guard-fleet-gets-teeth-with-latest-missile-ready-ship</loc>
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<image:caption>Chenggong, a Anping-class patrol vessel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T09:49:12.265Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Taiwan’s coast guard fleet gets teeth with latest missile-ready ship</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/china-seeks-toll-free-reopening-of-strait-of-hormuz-says-us-official</loc>
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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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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T09:43:13.872Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>China seeks toll-free reopening of Strait of Hormuz, says US official</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/seacon-provides-guarantee-for-chemical-tanker-lease-to-subsidiary</loc>
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<image:caption>Golden Banyan</image:caption>
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<news:title>Seacon provides guarantee for chemical tanker lease to subsidiary</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/weaponry/japan-looks-to-arm-philippines-with-surface-to-ship-missiles</loc>
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<image:caption>Test firing of Type 88 surface-to-ship missile</image:caption>
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<news:title>Japan looks to arm Philippines with surface-to-ship missiles</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/taiwan-welcomes-steady-hand-from-us-during-trump-visit-to-beijing</loc>
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<image:caption>Taiwan Strait</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T09:16:49.497Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Taiwan welcomes steady hand from US during Trump visit to Beijing</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/us-bombings-leave-iranian-military-with-limited-reach-in-the-region-admiral-says</loc>
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<image:caption>Two F/A-18 Super Hornets launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T09:09:22.398Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US bombings leave Iranian military with limited reach in the region, admiral says</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, United Arab Emirates, Iran, North America, Strait of Hormuz, United States, US Central Command, Middle East Conflicts, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/vessels-rigs/crewboats/awards-2025-best-large-crewboat-zamil-80-lita-ocean</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-07-09/jbocaatc/Lita-Ocean-main.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Best Large Crewboat – Zamil 80</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T08:58:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AWARDS 2025 | Best Large Crewboat – Zamil 80 – Lita Ocean</news:title>
<news:keywords>Best of 2025 Awards, MENA, Lita Ocean, Singapore, Zamil 80 (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/vessel-review-orient-express-corinthian-worlds-largest-sailing-cruise-ship-to-serve-mediterranean-and-caribbean-itineraries</loc>
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<image:caption>Orient Express Corinthian</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Suite interior</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Orient Express Corinthian</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Close-up of rotating masts</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bar</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Orient Express Corinthian</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Orient Express Corinthian – World's largest sailing cruise ship to serve Mediterranean and Caribbean itineraries</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/tugs/harbour-tugs-and-operation/vessel-review-yigang-tug-3001-ship-assist-and-salvage-tug-for-chinese-inland-and-coastal-waters</loc>
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<image:caption>Yigang Tug 3001</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Yigang Tug 3001 – Ship assist and salvage tug for Chinese inland and coastal waters</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, Yigang Tug 3001 (vessel), Yichang Port Group, Port of Yichang (China), Yangtze River, Three Gorges Dam, Zhijiang Jiangrui Shipping</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/bakkafrost-scotlands-new-applecross-ras-facility-formally-begins-operations</loc>
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<image:caption>The Princess Royal and Bakkafrost Scotland Managing Director Ian Lister during a tour of Bakkafrost's new recirculating aquaculture system facility in Applecross, May 13, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T03:30:23.178Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bakkafrost Scotland's new Applecross RAS facility formally begins operations</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, United Kingdom, Bakkafrost Scotland, Scotland</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/crimean-agricultural-cooperative-begins-operating-new-hydrofoil-ferry</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-15/krceqg7y/700rs260514111.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The hydrofoil ferry Feodosia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T03:22:27.179Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Crimean agricultural cooperative begins operating new hydrofoil ferry</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, United Shipbuilding Corporation, Russian Maritime Register of Shipping, Vympel shipyard, Crimea, Project 23160, Feodosia (vessel), Mashpromlizing, Alexeev’s Hydrofoil Design Bureau</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/iranian-official-tehrans-midget-submarines-to-target-hostile-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz</loc>
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<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T03:13:46.826Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iranian official: Tehran's midget submarines to target hostile ships in Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Middle East Conflicts, Ghadir class</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/keel-laid-for-russian-navys-ninth-admiral-gorshkov-class-frigate</loc>
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<image:caption>The Russian Navy Project 22350 frigate Admiral Gorshkov underway, July 10, 2018. Gorshkov is the lead ship of her class.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T03:08:43.536Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Keel laid for Russian Navy's ninth Admiral Gorshkov-class frigate</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/hong-kong-owner-taps-chinese-yard-for-shuttle-tanker-construction</loc>
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<image:caption>New Amity, an Aframax tanker owned by China Merchants Energy Shipping (representative photo)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T02:18:35.930Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hong Kong owner taps Chinese yard for shuttle tanker construction</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Hong Kong, China, Associated Marine Time, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry, China Merchants Energy Shipping, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/foreign-national-seriously-injured-after-being-struck-by-tour-boat-in-dominican-republic</loc>
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<image:caption>Map showing Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T01:46:17.011Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Foreign national seriously injured after being struck by tour boat in Dominican Republic</news:title>
<news:keywords>Latin America, incidents, Dominican Republic, Greece, Europe</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/superyachts/uk-yacht-builder-pleads-guilty-in-us-court-over-use-of-illegally-imported-burmese-teak</loc>
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<image:caption>A Sunseeker yacht</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T01:20:50.456Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>UK yacht builder pleads guilty in US court over use of illegally imported Burmese teak</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Sunseeker International, United Kingdom, Europe, US Department of Justice, Florida</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/mermaid-maritime-reports-over-4m-operating-loss-in-q1-2026</loc>
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<image:caption>The dive support vessel Mermaid Asiana</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T01:06:50.421Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mermaid Maritime reports over $4m operating loss in Q1 2026</news:title>
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<image:caption>A Nauticus Robotics AUV</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T00:48:03.327Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Nauticus Robotics posts $9.3m net loss in Q1 2026</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/switzerland-to-formally-back-panama-canal-permanent-neutrality-protocol</loc>
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<image:caption>Panama Canal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-15T00:26:32.669Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Switzerland to formally back Panama Canal permanent neutrality protocol</news:title>
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<image:caption>Computer-generated image of a Sinarit UUV launching one-way attack drones</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Concept render of Liberty Class USV</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Christening and commissioning ceremony of the Speartooth large UUV slated for the US military, May 1, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T22:16:20.927Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Unmanned Craft News Roundup | May 15 – Focus on security vessels: Turkish UUV, Indian-French mine hunting systems order and more</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/cadeler-installs-first-foundation-at-uk-offshore-wind-farm-project</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:28:13.094Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cadeler installs first foundation at UK offshore wind farm project</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/activist-flotilla-sails-for-gaza-again-despite-repeated-failures</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-07-29/xkdfl3bp/FFC.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Freedom Flotilla Coalition activists (in lifejackets) following the vessel Handala's seizure by Israeli Navy commandos off Gaza, July 26, 2025</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:20:54.275Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/baltic-dry-bulk-index-hits-five-month-high-despite-capesize-losses</loc>
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<image:caption>Nord Draco, a Norden Panamax bulk carrier</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:10:18.921Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/feature-us-china-summit-focuses-on-iran-as-hormuz-incidents-increase-again</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-12/h3ftokz6/HIHBlujbIAAVhj4.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:caption>Yuan Hua Hu, a Chinese tanker which cleared the Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T19:05:37.389Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T18:43:26.146Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Screen capture of a US Navy video showing a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ship cutting across the path of a US Navy destroyer in the Taiwan Strait, June 3, 2023.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-05-14T18:36:19.522Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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