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<image:caption>The passenger ferry Radisson after striking the wharf upon arrival at the port of Québec, Quebec, on October 18, 2024</image:caption>
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<news:title>Report: failed engine control transfer led to wharf collision by ferry at Port of Quebec</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/passenger-vessel-news-roundup-september-16-large-electric-ferry-delivery-new-cruise-ship-for-tokyo-bay-and-more</loc>
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<image:caption>Laying of the keel of Janot, a new ferry ordered by French operator SPM Ferries</image:caption>
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<image:caption>China Zorrilla being loaded onto the heavy lift vessel Black Marlin</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-15/r3m9329f/Celebrity-River-Cruises-marks-major-milestone-with-float-out-of-Celebrity-Compass-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Celebrity Cruises floats out its first river cruise ship, the 135-metre Celebrity Compass, in Rotterdam</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Meteor fast hydrofoil ferry</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Naming and launching ceremony of NYK's Tokyo Bay cruise ship Amane, September 11, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T10:05:12.863Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Passenger Vessel News Roundup | September 16 – Large electric ferry delivery, new cruise ship for Tokyo Bay and more</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/ro-ro/danish-firm-selected-to-provide-basic-design-of-new-hybrid-ro-ro-fitted-with-rigid-sails</loc>
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<image:caption>Rendering of Compagnie Maritime Nantaise's hybrid Ro-Ro with rigid sails in the upright position</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T09:24:37.237Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Danish firm selected to provide basic design of new hybrid Ro-Ro fitted with rigid sails</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Denmark, Knud E Hansen, Sogestran Group, France, Compagnie Maritime Nantaise, VPLP, China, Asia, Guangzhou Shipyard International</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/vietnamese-builder-launches-80-metre-submarine-rescue-ship</loc>
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<image:caption>The launch of the Vietnam People's Navy's new 80-metre submarine rescue vessel, September 15, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T09:04:49.540Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Vietnamese builder launches 80-metre submarine rescue ship</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Vietnam, Vietnam People’s Navy, Song Thu</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-survey/vessel-review-reefcat-electric-autonomous-catamaran-for-great-barrier-reef-monitoring-missions</loc>
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<image:caption>Reefcat</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Reefcat</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Close-up of the ASV's two Torqeedo 6kW electric outboards</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Reefcat being deployed from a mothership</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Reefcat aboard an underway research vessel</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Reefcat</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Reefcat</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Reefcat – Electric autonomous catamaran for Great Barrier Reef monitoring missions</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/vessels-rigs/ahts/vessel-review-rawabi-73-ahts-with-120-tonne-bollard-pull-optimised-for-persian-gulf-operations</loc>
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<image:caption>Rawabi 73</image:caption>
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<image:caption>View of superstructure aft</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rawabi 73</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Rawabi 73 – AHTS with 120-tonne bollard pull optimised for Persian Gulf operations</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Rawabi 73, Rawabi Vallianz Offshore Services, Premier Marine Shipyards, Asia, Singapore, Vallianz Holdings, American Bureau of shipping (ABS), Tuvalu, Persian Gulf</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/babcock-retains-annual-forecast-as-defence-spending-backs-momentum</loc>
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<image:caption>HMS Queen Elizabeth at Babcock's Rosyth shipyard</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T07:45:32.074Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Babcock retains annual forecast as defence spending backs momentum</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-decommissioning/hornbeck-offshore-bags-multi-year-decommissioning-contract-in-north-sea</loc>
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<image:caption>Hornbeck Offshore Services' well intervention vessel Seawell</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T05:55:59.812Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hornbeck Offshore bags multi-year decommissioning contract in North Sea</news:title>
<news:keywords>North Sea, Europe, United States, Hornbeck Offshore Services, Well Enhancer (vessel), Seawell (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/icebreaking/rebuilt-icebreaker-enters-service-with-canadian-coast-guard</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-16/5blszdmb/17892722246aa620a0e34341.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CCGS Judy LaMarsh, a rebuilt icebreaker acquired by the Canadian Coast Guard from a private operator</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T05:38:46.739Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rebuilt icebreaker enters service with Canadian Coast Guard</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, Canada, Canadian Coast Guard, CCGS Judy LaMarsh, Great Lakes, St Lawrence Seaway, Atlantic Ocean</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/regulation-enforcement/french-tuna-association-condemns-new-eu-tariff-concessions</loc>
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<image:caption>School of tuna</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T05:10:21.719Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>French tuna association condemns new EU tariff concessions</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, ORTHONGEL, European Union, tuna, France, Europeche</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/tugs/harbour-tugs-and-operation/chilean-yard-starts-building-new-tug-in-anticipation-of-growing-global-demand</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-16/3q4kyxsd/Render-Tugboat-ASENAV-NB-2021.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Robert Allan Ltd-designed 32-metre escort tug</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T04:57:54.508Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chilean yard starts building new tug in anticipation of growing global demand</news:title>
<news:keywords>Latin America, Chile, Asenav, Canada, North America, Robert Allan Ltd</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-auxiliary-support/us-navy-awards-three-prototype-agreements-to-accelerate-landing-craft-production</loc>
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<image:caption>The US Navy LCU-1700-class landing craft LCU-1710 during sea trials</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T04:47:19.772Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Navy awards three prototype agreements to accelerate landing craft production</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Navy, LCU 1700 class, Austal USA, Oceania, Australia, Texas, Conrad Shipyard, Alabama, Saronic Technologies, Master Boat Builders, LCU 1710</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/weaponry/north-korea-us-driven-nuclear-submarine-push-justifies-own-weapons-buildup</loc>
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<image:caption>Construction of an 8,700-ton nuclear-powered submarine, North Korea (unverified photo)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T04:23:25.907Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>North Korea: US-driven nuclear submarine push justifies own weapons buildup</news:title>
<news:keywords>North Korea, Asia, United States, North America, AUKUS</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/cbo-iran-war-cost-hits-38b-forecast-to-rise-3b-a-month</loc>
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<image:caption>US Central Command (Centcom) commenced Operation Epic Fury, February 28</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T04:20:09.547Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>CBO: Iran war cost hits $38b, forecast to rise $3b a month</news:title>
<news:keywords>Iran, MENA, Middle East, Middle East Conflicts, United States, North America</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-survey/sail-powered-autonomous-vessel-completes-solo-trans-atlantic-crossing-from-canary-islands-to-barbados</loc>
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<image:caption>The sail-powered autonomous vessel PC13</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T04:16:10.376Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sail-powered autonomous vessel completes solo trans-Atlantic crossing from Canary Islands to Barbados</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, United Kingdom, Oshen, PC 13 (vessel), Atlantic Ocean, Barbados, Canary Islands, Spain</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro-pax/spanish-yard-lays-keel-of-new-ferries-for-frances-spm</loc>
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<image:caption>Laying of the keel of Janot, a new ferry ordered by French operator SPM Ferries</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-16T03:59:30.825Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Spanish yard lays keel of new ferry for France's SPM</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, France, Spain, Aister, SPM Ferries, United Kingdom, Chartwell Marine, Janot (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/authorities-complete-search-through-interior-spaces-of-burnt-philippine-ferry</loc>
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<image:caption>Charred remains of the Philippine ferry June Aster</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T22:13:39.032Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Authorities complete search through interior spaces of burnt Philippine ferry</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, incidents, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippines, Palawan, June Aster (vessel), Atienza Inter-Island Ferries</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro-pax/worlds-largest-fully-electric-ferry-arrives-in-uruguay-following-delivery-voyage</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-31/95a7v065/Incat-Tasmania1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>China Zorrilla being loaded onto the heavy lift vessel Black Marlin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T21:49:40.970Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>World's largest fully electric ferry arrives in Uruguay following delivery voyage</news:title>
<news:keywords>Latin America, Oceania, Australia, Tasmania, Incat Tasmania, China Zorrilla, Buquebus, Argentina, Uruguay, Black Marlin, Boskalis Group (Royal Boskalis Westminster), Netherlands</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/martac-adds-capacity-for-100-devil-ray-usvs-through-solace-partnership</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-15/s8vkrcs5/devilray-t18-banner2.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Maritime Tactical Systems' Devil Ray</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:16:38.587Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Martac adds capacity for 100 Devil Ray USVs through Solace partnership</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/oil-jumps-nearly-3-as-saudi-export-halt-libya-outages-stoke-supply-fears</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-03-04/i5crc6v0/yanbu-south-terminal-capacity.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Yanbu terminal, Saudi Arabia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T17:16:21.657Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil jumps nearly $3 as Saudi export halt, Libya outages stoke supply fears</news:title>
<news:keywords>Iran, Saudi Arabia, Middle East, Yemen, Middle East Conflicts, Houthi rebels, Libya, MENA</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/eib-lends-100-million-for-klaipėda-port-expansion-and-nato-access</loc>
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<image:caption>Port of Klaipėda, Lithuania</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T12:24:59.942Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>EIB lends €100 million for Klaipėda port expansion and NATO access</news:title>
<news:keywords>taxpayer abuse, Lithuania, Port of Klaipeda, Europe, European Union, NATO</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/danube-delays-triple-ukraine-to-egypt-grain-transit-times-shippers-say</loc>
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<image:caption>Sulina Canal, entry point to Ukraine's ports along the Danube</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T12:14:43.482Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:41:21.143Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-15/sohpxzw2/9227912-3.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Grande Italia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:37:01.919Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-01/0nqg1c4t/DJI012720Husky-21.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Container vessels at the Port of Seattle</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:29:03.564Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>WSC reports 10.36 per cent cargo unit deficiency rate</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-12-27/c2tiny02/pexels-lara-jameson-8828423.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>West Africa</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:25:50.757Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Senegal and Eni sign MoU to evaluate five offshore blocks</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/civitavecchia-port-authority-wins-final-ruling-on-cruise-passenger-fees</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-15/iokhbgi3/CostaSmeraldaCivitavecchia.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Cruise terminal, port of Civitavecchia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T11:19:27.195Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Civitavecchia port authority wins final ruling on cruise passenger fees</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/acts-of-war/denmark-russian-frigate-fires-flares-towards-danish-military-helicopter</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-12-11/vz53g3ag/pexels-mcraftpix-21014.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Baltic Sea</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:38:40.870Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Denmark: Russian frigate fires flares towards Danish military helicopter</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/vessels-rigs/ulstein-study-proposes-nuclear-hybrid-retrofit-with-fuel-savings-above-50-per-cent</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-15/r85n8lhz/SX157-nuclear-retrofit-study2026-09-14-131303ismg485982fbad3523054c969f95cfcbe84d.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ulstein SX157 OSV design</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:33:47.197Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ulstein study proposes nuclear hybrid retrofit with fuel savings above 50 per cent</news:title>
<news:keywords>Norway, Europe, Ulstein, Ulstein Design and Solutions</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/bhp-port-hedland-workers-to-seek-arbitration-over-wage-deal-dispute</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-12-02/h7zbujjq/Port-of-Port-Hedland-Western-Australia</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:27:32.921Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BHP Port Hedland workers to seek arbitration over wage deal dispute</news:title>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/saipem-completes-285m-sale-of-saudi-drilling-business-to-ades</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>The Saipem jackup drilling rig Perro Negro 7, which resumed operating for Saudi Aramco in 2026 and will remain under contract until 2034</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:18:34.628Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Saipem completes $285m sale of Saudi drilling business to ADES</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>Fire at Russia's Tuapse oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:13:18.371Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | Trump's Ukraine energy truce won't fix global diesel crunch</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/celebrity-cruises-floats-first-river-ship-for-planned-20-vessel-fleet</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-15/r3m9329f/Celebrity-River-Cruises-marks-major-milestone-with-float-out-of-Celebrity-Compass-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Celebrity Cruises floats out its first river cruise ship, the 135-metre Celebrity Compass, in Rotterdam</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T10:04:08.715Z</news:publication_date>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/santos-signs-two-separate-lng-agreements-with-posco-steel-and-western-lng</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-09-16/tz3y17jm/compressedKsiLisimsProject.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ksi Lisims LNG</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:59:16.511Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Santos signs two separate LNG agreements with POSCO Steel and Western LNG</news:title>
<news:keywords>Australia, Oceania, Canada, North America, Santos, Western LNG</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/rostov-plans-second-meteor-ferry-despite-mariupol-berth-work-remaining-unfinished</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Meteor fast hydrofoil ferry</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:56:32.246Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rostov plans second Meteor ferry despite Mariupol berth work remaining unfinished</news:title>
<news:keywords>Russia, Europe, Port of Mariupol</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/hormuz-traffic-dwindles-after-middle-east-attacks-intensify</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-06-01/sg546mn3/middle-east-chokepoints.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map showing both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:49:08.753Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>Map showing Thailand and Cambodia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:45:44.728Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Thailand and Cambodia begin UN-backed conciliation on maritime dispute</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Overhead views of Lorain Harbor in Lorain, Ohio, May 20, 2021. The US Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District oversees operations and maintenance of navigation structures and the dredging of the federal channel in lower Great Lakes harbors like Lorain</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:40:46.408Z</news:publication_date>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/undersea-mining/burgum-us-aims-to-issue-deep-sea-mining-permits-within-months</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/7a0t2em3/resource_1280x551_1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Polymetallic nodules on the seabed at an undisclosed location</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:36:59.914Z</news:publication_date>
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</url>
<url>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:32:45.928Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>School of tuna</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T09:06:11.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Europeche calls for end to
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<image:caption>The fast ferry SH-Galata 2 underway in the Bosphorus Strait just outside Istanbul</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T08:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>COLUMN | Science versus subversion: dispelling claims of "magic hulls" that promise improved efficiency [Aft Lines]</news:title>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>Ellenor</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ellenor</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Wheelhouse</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Ellenor – Electric ferry for daily commuter use in Sweden's Tjorn Municipality</news:title>
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<image:caption>Maanya Mooya</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Wheelhouse</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Maanya Mooya</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-15T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Maanya Mooya – FRP longliner for Somali fishing exporter</news:title>
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<news:title>Ahtna wins $9.7m Houston Ship Channel dike contract</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/dredging/manson-wins-94m-brazos-island-harbor-dredging-contract</loc>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/dredging/orion-wins-267m-columbia-river-north-jetty-maintenance-contract</loc>
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<news:title>Orion wins $26.7m Columbia River North Jetty maintenance contract</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/industry-aquaculture-lacks-common-data-strategy-as-ai-use-expands</loc>
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<news:title>Industry: aquaculture lacks common data strategy as AI use expands</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/travelmarvel-and-quark-plan-99-suite-expedition-newbuild-for-2029</loc>
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<news:title>Travelmarvel and Quark plan 99-suite expedition newbuild for 2029</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-shipping/orkan-2-launched-for-uncrewed-arctic-supply-voyage-to-remote-pertominsk</loc>
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<news:title>Orkan-2 launched for uncrewed Arctic supply voyage to remote Pertominsk</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/oil-prices-soar-over-four-per-cent-to-16-week-high-after-saudi-strikes</loc>
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<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/fire-aboard-cruise-ship-amadea-prompts-evacuation-of-320-passengers-in-rønne</loc>
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<image:caption>Cruise ship Amadea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T15:06:30.639Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fire aboard cruise ship Amadea prompts evacuation of 320 passengers in Rønne</news:title>
<news:keywords>Denmark, Germany, Phoenix Reisen, MS Amadea</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-offshore/allseas-orders-hybrid-electric-rov-fleet-for-6000-metre-operations</loc>
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<image:caption>Schilling Robotics’ electric heavy duty ROV</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T15:00:26.994Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Allseas orders hybrid-electric ROV fleet for 6,000-metre operations</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/thales-uk-boss-uk-government-talking-to-private-capital-on-defence-funding</loc>
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<image:caption>HII UUV with Thales synthetic aperture sonar during trials</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T14:54:57.381Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Thales UK boss: UK Government talking to private capital on defence funding</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/samsung-heavy-wins-12b-order-for-four-oversized-lng-carriers-and-two-tankers</loc>
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<image:caption>Samsung Heavy Industries' shipyard in Geoje, South Gyeongsang Province</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T14:50:45.946Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Samsung Heavy wins $1.2b order for four oversized LNG carriers and two tankers</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/marine-infrastructure/lake-baikals-rogatka-pier-awarded-1635m-reconstruction-contract</loc>
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<image:caption>Sarma</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-14T14:47:00.102Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Lake Baikal’s Rogatka pier awarded $16.35m reconstruction contract</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/marine-infrastructure/finland-sweden-power-link-down-after-technical-fault</loc>
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<image:caption>Fenno-Skan 2 interconnector</image:caption>
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<news:title>Finland-Sweden power link down after technical fault</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/icelands-last-whaling-company-shrugs-off-activist-led-threat-of-permanent-ban</loc>
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<image:caption>Potter</image:caption>
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<news:title>94-year-old USACE dredge Potter resumes Mississippi and Illinois river work</news:title>
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<image:caption>Poland finds suspected Russian drone in sea close to Baltic coast, September 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rendering of a Type 424 SIGINT ship</image:caption>
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