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<image:caption>Signing of one of the two MOUs under the Croatian Ministry of Defence's multi-role corvette program</image:caption>
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<news:title>Italian shipbuilder inks corvette construction MOUs with Croatian counterparts</news:title>
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<news:title>Aesen and Topline Group form JV for Philippine offshore marine services</news:title>
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<image:caption>IRGC boats being targeted by US forces in new retaliatory strikes</image:caption>
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<news:title>FEATURE | Inflation fears pull oil prices down despite US-Iran tensions</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T18:38:58.469Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Grain over guns as Russia pivots to commercial trade at Syrian naval base</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/us-natural-gas-futures-hit-a-six-week-low-as-supply-cushions-grow</loc>
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<image:caption>Freeport LNG</image:caption>
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<news:title>US natural gas futures hit a six-week low as supply cushions grow</news:title>
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<image:caption>German Navy laser weapon demonstrator abroad Sachsen</image:caption>
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<news:title>Germany commissions development of naval laser weapon system</news:title>
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<news:title>Broad vessel gains lift Baltic dry bulk index to one-month high</news:title>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T18:07:16.317Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US-Iran escalation kills Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic momentum</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/suez-canal-route-restored-for-maersks-middle-east-to-us-east-coast-service</loc>
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<image:caption>Ships in the Suez Canal (photo date unknown)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:59:51.111Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Suez Canal route restored for Maersk's Middle East to US east coast service</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/nordic-halibut-reports-lower-harvest-and-strategic-acquisitions-in-q2</loc>
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<image:caption>Nordic Halibut farm</image:caption>
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<news:title>Nordic Halibut reports lower harvest and strategic acquisitions in Q2</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/acts-of-war/video-ukraine-targets-more-russian-sanctions-busting-tankers-in-sea-of-azov</loc>
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<image:caption>Aftermath of Ukrainian drone attack on Russian "shadow fleet" tanker in the Sea of Azov</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:43:53.625Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | Ukraine targets more Russian sanctions-busting tankers in Sea of Azov</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/bp-chief-calls-for-financial-discipline-pivots-back-to-oil-and-gas-after-failed-renewables-endeavour</loc>
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<image:caption>BP rig in the Gulf of Mexico</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:34:59.257Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BP chief calls for financial discipline, pivots back to oil and gas after failed renewables endeavour</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/totalenergies-sends-first-lng-shipment-from-mexico-facility-to-asia</loc>
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<image:caption>ECA LNG Phase 1, Mexico</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:27:04.131Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TotalEnergies sends first LNG shipment from Mexico facility to Asia</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/pcc-pctc/cosco-shipping-specialised-carriers-forecasts-h1-2026-net-profit-rise</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-09-19/40gdgwcc/20SEP24-COSCO-Shipping-news-story.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A COSCO Shipping pure car and truck carrier</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:23:02.265Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>COSCO Shipping Specialised Carriers forecasts H1 2026 net profit rise</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/philippines-dismisses-ludicrous-chinese-claims-over-batanes</loc>
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<image:caption>Map showing the Bashi Channel in between Taiwan and the Philippines, with Batanes province in the middle</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:07:58.171Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Philippines dismisses "ludicrous" Chinese claims over Batanes</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/workers-strike-triggers-millions-in-oil-and-gas-production-losses-for-norway</loc>
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<image:caption>Troll B platform in the Norwegian North Sea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T17:02:25.597Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Workers strike triggers millions in oil and gas production losses for Norway</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/coast-guard/feature-taiwan-takes-foreign-lawmakers-to-front-line-of-maritime-friction-with-china</loc>
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<image:caption>Taiwan Coast Guard vessel PP-10081</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Taiwan and the Kinmen Islands</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T16:55:29.716Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Taiwan takes foreign lawmakers to front line of maritime friction with China</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/stolt-nielsen-reports-drop-in-q2-profit-amid-middle-east-disruptions</loc>
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<image:caption>Stolt Pride</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T10:11:51.009Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Stolt-Nielsen reports drop in Q2 profit amid Middle East disruptions</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/feature-us-military-launches-fresh-strikes-on-iran-to-keep-hormuz-open</loc>
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<image:caption>US forces launch strikes against targets in Iran in retaliation to attacks on ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T10:01:24.933Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | US military launches fresh strikes on Iran to keep Hormuz open</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/exxonmobil-breaks-ten-year-drilling-hiatus-in-nigeria-with-1b-bet</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-08-16/vm5anug3/oil-rig-2191711_1280.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Oil rig (representative photo only)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T09:52:08.097Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ExxonMobil breaks ten-year drilling hiatus in Nigeria with $1b bet</news:title>
<news:keywords>Africa, Nigeria, North America, United States, ExxonMobil, Esso Exploration and Production</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/us-blindsided-by-chinas-sudden-submarine-ballistic-missile-test</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-01-30/ej6q0lbs/Jin_Type_094_Class_Ballistic_Missile_Submarine.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>China's Jin-class (Type 094) ballistic missile submarine</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T09:47:51.507Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US blindsided by China's sudden submarine ballistic missile test</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, North America, United States</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/asyad-shipping-orders-six-product-tankers-with-korean-shipbuilder</loc>
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<image:caption>HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T09:42:49.835Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Asyad Shipping orders six product tankers with Korean shipbuilder</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Oman, Asyad Shipping, Asia, South Korea, HD Hyundai Heavy Industries</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/feature-iran-sidelining-nuclear-programme-to-weaponise-the-strait-of-hormuz</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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<image:caption>A map released by Iranian authorities showing the suggested passage route in the Strait of Hormuz. The circular zone at the centre of the strait indicates a potential minefield.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T09:26:35.211Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Iran sidelining nuclear programme to weaponise the Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/ukrainian-drone-strikes-force-russian-diesel-export-ban</loc>
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<image:caption>Port of Primorsk, Russia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T09:20:41.773Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ukrainian drone strikes force Russian diesel export ban</news:title>
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<image:caption>Steel-cutting ceremony for LS Marine Solution's new cable laying vessel, July 6, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Windward Munich during sea trials</image:caption>
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<image:caption>CF Formidable</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Steel-cutting ceremony for the OMS Group's new cable laying vessel CS Resilience, July 7, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Windea Clarke</image:caption>
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<news:title>Offshore Vessel News Roundup | July 9 – Cable layers for Asia, CSOVs for Europe and new construction support ship's trials</news:title>
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<image:caption>The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain prepares to depart from a drydock at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, November 27, 2018.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Toyo Construction's new cable laying vessel Discovery</image:caption>
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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Discovery – Hybrid cable layer to support wind farm construction off Japan</news:title>
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<image:caption>MES-C7</image:caption>
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<image:caption>MES-C7</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A jackup barge from the same series as MES-C7 being used for cable laying</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A jackup barge from the same series as MES-C7 being used in heavy seas</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A jackup barge from the same series as MES-C7 being used for a jetty construction projct in the UK</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The capsized fireboat with the Carteret Fire Department crew being rescued nearby, July 4, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>City Cruise-2</image:caption>
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<url>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T05:21:42.014Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-09/om92p8x0/lyla11.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Naming ceremony of Lyla Pathfinder, NYK's new LPG carrier, July 7, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>NYK christens new dual-fuel LPG carrier</news:title>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-09/xdk5sp26/de22ba29164cd345f1525b433b4de729.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Argentine Navy submarine ARA San Juan, which sank to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean along with her entire crew on November 15, 2017</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T04:51:55.388Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Anchor handling vessel GH Voyager</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The German submarine U-864, which lies at the bottom of the North Sea just off Norway's Vestland County. The submarine was sunk by a torpedo fired by a British submarine, leading to her loss and those of her entire 73-strong crew, on February 9, 1945.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Steel-cutting ceremony for LS Marine Solution's new cable laying vessel, July 6, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Naming ceremony of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group's new freight vessel Menawethan</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-09T00:09:52.426Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/dornnxnf/Skipsteknisk.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rendering of Østensjø Rederi's new offshore tugs</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Elgin Franklin platform</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Angola LNG plant</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 1, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<image:caption>IRGC boats being targeted by US forces in new retaliatory strikes</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Andrew S, a Bisso Towboat tractor tug</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/south-korea-and-china-shipyard-concentration-could-slow-lng-expansion</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-01-27/spoxx3t8/20250121103739600.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T18:22:59.024Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/black-sea-drone-strike-hits-chevron-chartered-oil-tanker</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/gsun0tg8/yasa-polaris.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Yasa Polaris</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T18:15:22.301Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Black Sea drone strike hits Chevron-chartered oil tanker</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Ukraine, Russia, Russia Ukraine War, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), Black Sea, Tengizchevroil, Kazakhstan</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/refining-processing/opinion-refiners-ride-fuel-demand-wave-to-big-profits-but-it-may-not-last</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-06-19/iii7gk4y/Aurecon-Thai-Oil-Berth-Maersk-Murotsu-docking-operations-ezgif.com-avif-to-jpg-converter.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Thai Oil refinery port</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T18:10:30.614Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>MENA, Strait of Hormuz, North America, United States, Persian Gulf</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/port-of-galveston-opens-new-cargo-berth-with-first-vessel-arrival</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/twxzbjrg/toledo-at-galveston.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel Toledo unloading at the Port of Galveston, Texas</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T18:01:38.205Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Port of Galveston opens new cargo berth with first vessel arrival</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Port of Galveston, Europe, Norway, Wallenius Wilhelmsen</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/feature-risk-of-explosion-low-for-qatari-lng-tanker-disabled-by-projectile</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-07/57cadb75/al-rekayyat.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Al Rekayyat</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-05-22/6loqqwt4/66383f5803e19da78ece25a31c8e71b5.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:48:37.089Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Risk of explosion low for Qatari LNG tanker disabled by projectile</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Qatar, North America, United States, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Nakilat, Saudi Arabia, Bahri, Oman, International Maritime Organisation</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/tariff-fears-and-war-costs-spark-jump-in-us-june-imports</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-03-10/e3n5hr36/1920px-PortofLongBeachbyDonRameyLogan.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port of Long Beach, California</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:41:14.881Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tariff fears and war costs spark jump in US June imports</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Asia, China</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/feature-a-lot-of-love-and-unity-at-nato-summit-trump-says</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/mkogivm2/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>NATO allies at the July 2026 summit in Ankara, Turkey</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-09-01/cubkij0k/Lockheed-Martin1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Patriot missile launcher on the flight deck of the US Navy Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Montgomery</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:38:03.852Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | "A lot of love and unity" at NATO summit, Trump says</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Europe, Spain, Greenland, NATO, France, MENA, Turkey, Iran, Ukraine, Russia Ukraine War</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/fremantle-southern-breakwater-to-undergo-routine-maintenance-works</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/euwmj7ei/maci-ffbhsouthernbreakwater.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Southern breakwater at Fremantle Fishing Boat Harbour in Australia</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:23:29.348Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fremantle southern breakwater to undergo routine maintenance works</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, Fremantle Harbour, Western Australia Department of Transport</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/biggest-strike-in-decades-threatens-to-halt-bhp-port-hedland-operations</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:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:15:12.874Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Biggest strike in decades threatens to halt BHP Port Hedland operations</news:title>
<news:keywords>Australia, Oceania, BHP, Port Hedland, BHP South Flank Project, strike action</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/security-fears-spike-as-tankers-abort-strait-of-hormuz-transit</loc>
<image:image>
<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:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:09:12.774Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Security fears spike as tankers abort Strait of Hormuz transit</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Strait of Hormuz, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, United Arab Emirates, Asia, Japan, NYK, Pertamina, Indonesia, India</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/regulation-enforcement/the-bluefin-tuna-boom-leaving-japanese-fishermen-empty-handed</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-08-11/kg4uqxcd/Australian_Southern_Bluefin_Tuna_credit_ABSTIA.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bluefin tuna</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:03:49.625Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>The bluefin tuna boom leaving Japanese fishermen empty-handed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Japan, tuna</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/boem-announces-third-offshore-lease-sale-in-gulf-of-america</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-04-04/khk9bxsb/pexels-lara-jameson-8828626.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T11:10:04.977Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BOEM announces third offshore lease sale in Gulf of America</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of America</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/transport/canadian-pipeline-settles-long-running-toll-dispute-with-oil-shippers</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-09-08/gypx5djx/Birth-1first-export-vessel-entering-WMT.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Westridge Marine Terminal</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T11:00:53.129Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadian pipeline settles long-running toll dispute with oil shippers</news:title>
<news:keywords>Canada, North America, Asia, China</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/feature-interim-iran-deal-is-over-trump-declares-after-fresh-attacks</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-03-04/w63n77d7/260228-D-D0477-1473.avif</image:loc>
<image:caption>Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) fires a Tomahawk land attack missile (TLAM) in support of Operation Epic Fury, February 28, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-02-05/en4ap3h6/Kharg-Island-Iran.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kharg Island, Iran</image:caption>
</image:image><news:news>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:56:51.234Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Interim Iran deal is over, Trump declares after fresh attacks</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, MENA, Iran, Middle East Conflicts, Strait of Hormuz, NATO, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/acts-of-war/video-us-military-launches-new-strikes-against-iran-in-retaliation-for-maritime-attacks</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/0pda8d8h/iran-boats.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>IRGC boats being targeted by US forces in new retaliatory strikes</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:49:12.657Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | US military launches new strikes against Iran in retaliation for maritime attacks</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Central Command, MENA, Iran, Strait of Hormuz, Middle East Conflicts</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/7qlzpoog/medusa.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Medusa</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:41:48.890Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>Europe, Greece, Diana Shipping, Kamsarmax</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-03-22/yvk8y50r/170536571.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>National Iranian Tanker Company tanker</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:32:54.343Z</news:publication_date>
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<url>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/import/wp-content/uploads/Photo-Panama-Canal-Authority1-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Panama Canal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:24:12.232Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/dki41sor/utm-offshore-lng.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Concept render of UTM FLNG in Nigeria</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:19:33.038Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Rendering of Foreship's new ferry design</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Project EM2108 sightseeing vessels Vologda Dawns and Vologzhanin</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T09:07:30.693Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Murray Auchincloss, former CEO of BP</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-07/uble4sq8/meg-oneill-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Meg O'Neill, former CEO of Woodside and later of BP</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-07/vf71r3xz/BP-Execs1.jpg</image:loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-10-13/0e7zg564/Liza_Destiny_FPSO_source_ExxonMobil.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The FPSO Liza Destiny operating on the Liza field off Guyana</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T08:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>Europe, United Kingdom, BP, Guyana, Latin America, Liza Destiny (vessel), ExxonMobil, United States, North America, Asia, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, Indonesia, Gulf of Mexico, Azerbaijan, Trinidad and Tobago, Eni, Italy, Africa, Senegal, Mauritania</news:keywords>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>Creativity</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/s3puh4bk/Sachal-Creativity-05031.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Creativity</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Engine room</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/w8zugjnl/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-10-07-46-MFV-Creativity-at-Sea-27m-Custom-Purse-Seiner-Sea-Trials-Interior-Deck-Tour-Sachal-Shipyard-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>View of forward deck showing the Petec winch and other equipment</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/unp3d8qq/Screenshot-2026-07-08-at-10-06-38-MFV-Creativity-at-Sea-27m-Custom-Purse-Seiner-Sea-Trials-Interior-Deck-Tour-Sachal-Shipyard-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Galley</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/9sc00207/Sachal-Shipyard-Creativity-Bridge1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Wheelhouse</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Creativity</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Creativity – Custom anchovy and sardine seiner for operation off South Africa's West Coast</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/pollution-control/vessel-review-rasa-hydrogen-electric-tanker-takes-on-waste-collection-at-lithuanias-klaipeda-port</loc>
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<image:caption>Rasa</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rasa</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Battery compartment</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Forward deck with knuckle boom crane</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Rasa</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Rasa – Hydrogen-electric tanker takes on waste collection at Lithuania's Klaipeda Port</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/windward-offshore-takes-delivery-of-third-hybrid-csov-in-series</loc>
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<image:caption>Windward Munich during sea trials</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T05:51:21.245Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Windward Offshore takes delivery of third hybrid CSOV in series</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Germany, Windward Offshore, Windward Munich (vessel), Windward Athens (vessel), Windward Paris (vessel), Norway, Vard, DNV, Malta</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/sea-trials-completed-for-chevalier-floatels-new-construction-support-vessel</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>CF Formidable</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T05:42:06.863Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sea trials completed for Chevalier Floatels' new construction support vessel</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Netherlands, Chevalier Floatels, Holland Shipyards Group, Marin Teknikk, Norway, Vera Navis Ship Design, Portugal, CF Formidable (vessel), Africa, Chevron</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/worker-crushed-to-death-by-falling-containers-at-indias-jawaharlal-nehru-port</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/oj0d0l1r/JNP-CMA-CGM.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Container vessel at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T05:21:37.524Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Worker crushed to death by falling containers at India's Jawaharlal Nehru Port</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, India, Asia, Jawaharlal Nehru Port</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/construction-begins-on-oms-groups-new-cable-laying-vessel</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/qnesywcy/CS-Resilience-First-Steel-Cut-11.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Steel-cutting ceremony for the OMS Group's new cable laying vessel CS Resilience, July 7, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T04:53:23.621Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Construction begins on OMS Group's new cable laying vessel</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Malaysia, OMS Group, CS Resilience (vessel), Norway, Europe, Ulstein Design and Solutions, Crist, Poland</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/nyk-names-new-tokyo-bay-cruise-ship</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/y6mul482/Rendering-of-Amane-NYK1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rendering of Amane</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T04:14:35.141Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>NYK names new Tokyo Bay cruise ship</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Japan, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, Maehata Shipbuilding, Amane (vessel), The Cruise Club Tokyo, Lady Crystal (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/philippine-defence-chief-says-acquisition-of-secondhand-warships-from-japan-has-been-finalised</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-07-24/dwi9qy56/1000wq951.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Abukuma-class destroyer escort JS Chikuma (foreground) and the Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Brisbane sail in formation during an exercise in the Pacific Ocean, November 10, 2023.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T04:01:24.011Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Philippine defence chief says acquisition of secondhand warships from Japan has been finalised</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Japan, Philippines, Philippine Navy, Japan Maritime Self Defence Force, Abukuma class</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/maersk-hapag-lloyd-to-include-suez-canal-in-existing-asia-europe-service</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/b7hxbjuy/Majestic-Maersk-MarineTraffic-com-Eckhard-Uhrbrock.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Majestic Maersk</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T04:00:36.427Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to include Suez Canal in existing Asia-Europe service</news:title>
<news:keywords>Denmark, Europe, MENA, Egypt, Suez Canal, Asia, Germany, Hapag Lloyd, Gemini Cooperation Agreement, Maersk, Majestic Maersk (vessel), Red Sea, China, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Middle East Conflicts</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/us-navy-suspends-sar-effort-following-helicopter-crash-in-arabian-sea</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-02/s6i7punh/210902_7_USN.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A US Navy MH-60 Seahawk helicopter similar to the one that crashed in the Arabian Sea on July 1, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T02:49:37.027Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Navy suspends SAR effort following helicopter crash in Arabian Sea</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Navy, incidents, Arabian Sea, USS George H W Bush (vessel), Nimitz class</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/us-navy-orders-additional-multi-role-uuvs-from-local-builder</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-04-08/1a0gbysa/Lionfish-02-1024x576.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>HII's Lionfish UUV</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T00:38:03.610Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Navy orders additional multi-role UUVs from local builder</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Navy, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Lionfish (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/heavy-lift/aal-shipping-wraps-up-turbine-transport-scope-for-australian-wind-farm-project</loc>
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<image:caption>AAL Shipping's heavy lift vessel AAL Antwerp transporting wind turbine blades</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T00:25:02.981Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AAL Shipping wraps up turbine transport scope for Australian wind farm project</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, AAL Shipping, Australia, Western Australia, Asia, Singapore</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/heavy-lift/biglift-cy-shipping-christen-first-heavy-lift-vessel-in-new-series</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-08/gke0lsn8/CY-Frontier-during-sea-trialpr.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>CY Frontier during sea trials</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T00:10:35.814Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BigLift, CY Shipping christen first heavy lift vessel in new series</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Netherlands, Asia, South Korea, China, BigLift Shipping, Chung Yang Shipping, Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding, CY Frontier (vessel), BigLift Pioneer (vessel)</news:keywords>
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