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<image:caption>Groundbreaking ceremony marking the start of the construction of the Mongla Port expansion in Bangladesh, November 5, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>Construction begins on Mongla Port expansion in Bangladesh</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/column-all-the-deals-chouest-and-horizon-oceanpact-cbo-and-someone-foreign-ld-armateurs-and-the-greeks-offshore-accounts</loc>
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<image:caption>A Seacor Marine platform supply vessel</image:caption>
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<image:caption>ECO Edison, a service operation vessel built by Edison Chouest Offshore</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CBO Wiser</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Ile d'Ouessant, an LD Armateurs cable ship (representative photo)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>FS Hercules</image:caption>
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<news:title>COLUMN | All the deals: Chouest and Horizon; OceanPact CBO and someone foreign; LD Armateurs and the Greeks [Offshore Accounts]</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/gezhouba-battery-electric-ship-review</loc>
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<image:caption>Gezhouba</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Close-up of stern showing the containerised batteries</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Gezhouba</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T07:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Gezhouba – Battery-electric cargo ship enters service on Yangtze River</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, Yangtze River, Gezhouba (vessel), Wuhan Yangtze River Ship Design Institute, Yichang Zigui Huaxing Shipyard</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/orient-inspirer-review-hybrid-vessel</loc>
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<image:caption>Orient Inspirer</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Orient Inspirer</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Crane operator's station</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Orient Inspirer</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T07:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Orient Inspirer – Hybrid SOV built for Taiwan Strait wind farm maintenance</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, Dong Fang Offshore, Orient Inspirer (vessel), Vard, Vard Vung Tau, Vietnam, DNV, Vard Design, Norway, Europe</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/fujin-sailor-review-wind-propulsion</loc>
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<image:caption>Fujin Sailor</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Fujin Sailor christening</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T07:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Fujin Sailor – LNG carrier fitted with wind-assist propulsion</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Fujin Sailor (vessel), Japan, Mitsui OSK Lines, Hanwha Ocean, LNG, South Korea, Singapore, ClassNK</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ro-pax/misteroy-review-battery-electric-ferry</loc>
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<image:caption>Misterøy</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Misterøy</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Wheelhouse</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Passenger seating area</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Misterøy</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T07:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Misteroy – Battery-electric double-ended ferry for operation in Norway’s Nordland County</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Misterøy (vessel), Norway, Torghatten Nord, Ozata Shipyard, MENA, Turkey, DNV, The Norwegian Ship Design Company</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/russia-orders-lng-carrier-plan</loc>
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<image:caption>The Russian LNG carrier Alexey Kosygin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T06:27:47.654Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Russia orders LNG carrier construction plan to be ready by August 2027</news:title>
<news:keywords>LNG, Europe, Russia, Novatek, Arctic LNG 2, Zvezda Shipbuilding Complex, Sovcomflot</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/gear/services/conferences-exhibitions/gear-17th-china-dalian-international-maritime-exhibition-reports-62000-visits-over-three-days</loc>
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<image:caption>An exhibitor's booth at the 17th China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Discussion at the 17th China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition</image:caption>
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<image:caption>An exhibitor's booth at the 17th China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Discussion at the 17th China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition</image:caption>
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<image:caption>An exhibitor's booth at the 17th China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T04:18:22.966Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>GEAR | 17th China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition reports 62,000 visits over three days</news:title>
<news:keywords>China Dalian International Maritime Exhibition</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/gtlk-secures-baikal-vessel-funding</loc>
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<image:caption>Rendering of a Project TFRP700 inland cruise ship</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T02:45:17.632Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Russia's State Transport Leasing Company receives government funding for hybrid inland cruise ship</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, State Transport Leasing Company, Vodohod, Lake Baikal, Baikal, Project TFRP700, Perm, subsidies</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/cargo-ship-fire-crew-rescue</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-04-15/advnyppl/pexels-lara-jameson-8828320-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T02:22:03.396Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>22 crew rescued from burning commercial ship in Gulf of Oman</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, incidents, Gulf of Oman, United Arab Emirates</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/south-korea-nuclear-submarine-strategy</loc>
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<image:caption>A Dosan Ahn Changho-class (KSS-III) submarine of the Republic of Korea Navy</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T02:00:13.907Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>South Korea approves acquisition strategy for nuclear submarine programme</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, South Korea, Republic of Korea Navy, Defence Acquisition Program Administration (South Korea), South Korean Ministry of Defence</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/melbourne-dredger-kirra-partially-sinks</loc>
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<image:caption>Dredger being towed (representative photo only)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T01:43:53.203Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dredger spills diesel after partially sinking near Melbourne, Australia</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, Victoria (Australia), Kirra (vessel), Hall Contracting</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/railway-project-connecting-zambias-copperbelt-to-angolas-lobito-port-targets-2027-financial-close</loc>
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<image:caption>Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia (right), shakes hands with Africa Finance Corporation President and CEO Samaila Zubairu as the two sides discuss progress on the Zambia–Lobito Railway, which will link Zambia's Copperbelt to the Atlantic via the Port of Lobito in Angola</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-11-09T00:01:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Railway project connecting Zambia's Copperbelt to Angola's Lobito Port targets 2027 financial close</news:title>
<news:keywords>Africa, Zambia, Angola, Port of Lobito, Africa Finance Corporation, Atlantic Ocean</news:keywords>
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