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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Osprey – Catamaran vessel to take on nearshore and offshore marine research on US East Coast</news:title>
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<image:caption>H-561</image:caption>
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<image:caption>H-561</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hovercraft from the same series as H-561 demonstrating its cargo offloading capability</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hovercraft from the same series as H-561</image:caption>
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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | H-561 – Indian Coast Guard acquires locally built patrol and rescue hovercraft</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/regulation-enforcement/china-fisheries-patrol-boat-delivered</loc>
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<image:caption>China Fisheries Administration 33036</image:caption>
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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | China Fisheries Administration 33036 – Chinese patrol boat for coastal fisheries enforcement and emergency response</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/altera-cable-installation-vessel-capacity</loc>
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<image:caption>Altera</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Altera</image:caption>
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<image:caption>One of Altera's Veth L-Drives</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Altera</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Altera</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Altera</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T07:53:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Altera – Large cable layer with shallow-water capability</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Netherlands, N Sea Group, Neptune Marine, Altera, Poland, Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm, United Kingdom, Scotland</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/on-peace-tanker-attack-hormuz</loc>
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<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T06:33:11.684Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>12 injured in attack on tanker in Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, MENA, Oman, Strait of Hormuz, India, Asia, On Peace (vessel), Panama</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/baku-port-container-fertiliser-terminals</loc>
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<image:caption>Port of Baku</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T05:54:57.764Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Azerbaijan's Baku Port to put up new container and fertiliser terminals</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Azerbaijan, Baku International Sea Trade Port</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/regulation-enforcement/broughton-salmon-sea-lice-survey</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/import/wp-content/uploads/Chinook-salmon-Photo-Percy-Walkus-Hatchery1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Juvenile Chinook salmon at a British Columbia fish farming facility</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T05:41:00.888Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mowi Canada salmon survey records 35.8 per cent sea lice prevalence</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, Canada, British Columbia, salmon, Mowi Canada</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/solstad-normand-maximus-purchase-option</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-14/ymdl8ztf/0a06d190-ed8e-436c-8eaf-4cb788bdc482.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Normand Maximus</image:caption>
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<news:title>Solstad exercises $125m option to buy construction vessel Normand Maximus</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/filo-jet-victims-form-association</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-31/10njb2y4/Filo-Jet-in-2024-MarineTraffic-com-Saim-Ilkilic.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Filo Jet in 2024</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T01:51:31.763Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Northern Cyprus ferry tragedy victims to pursue legal claims through newly formed association</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, MENA, Northern Cyprus, Filo Jet (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/vessels-rigs/dive-support/zamil-shallow-draught-dsv-design</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-07/6twpp9xz/8c060007_4f93_46be_bbd9_6a48394d7a36.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rendering of the shallow-draught DSV</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T01:29:13.080Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Zamil Offshore taps Dutch design firm for shallow-draught DSV</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Saudi Arabia, Persian Gulf, Zamil Offshore Services, Netherlands, Europe, American Bureau of shipping (ABS), Conoship International</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/dredging/barcelona-harbor-shoaling-contract-2027</loc>
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<image:caption>Barcelona Harbor</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T01:11:26.305Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Michigan firm awarded $7.3m contract for Barcelona Harbor shoaling works in New York</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, New York State, US Army Corps of Engineers, Michigan, Great Lakes, Great Lakes Dock and Materials</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/sochi-tanker-fire-oil-spill</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-07/xchd5pmn/c0c44219_53a1_4a43_b24b_49ef5ff9a7d5.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The burning oil that had supposedly spilled from the tanker Aframax Rio after it suffered an onboard fire while off Sochi, Russia, October 6, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-07T00:52:08.670Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tanker catches fire following suspected drone strike in Black Sea off Russia</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, Europe, Russia, Black Sea, Aframax, Aframax Rio (vessel), Liberia, India, Russian Ministry of Transport</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/weaponry/france-m51-3-submarine-launch-vigilant</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-06/w42c9uyp/1496fb3d_2e25_4749_be6f_5c7f19a8b38d.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Acceptance firing of an M51.3 missile from the French submarine Le Vigilant</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T20:19:08.450Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>France conducts first M51.3 missile launch from submarine</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, France, Le Vigilant, French Ministry of Armed Forces, Directorate General of Armaments (France), Naval Group, French Navy, Triomphant class</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/holland-america-arcadia-transfer-2029</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-06/9fxkmi0g/4be4b6ba_1dff_45f2_9358_d4e903c3ec7c_47e0bf342913.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Arcadia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T19:34:43.916Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Holland America Line to add P&amp;O Cruises ship to its fleet in 2029</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Holland America Line, Carnival Corporation, P&amp;O Cruises, Holland America Group</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/marine-projects/dredging/sandusky-harbor-dredging-beach-nourishment</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-06/bxiilqcq/ae5f4356_b787_4fe0_884b_cb690335c4f7.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dredging equipment and a crane barge at Sandusky Harbor, Ohio, with the shoreline and Lake Erie in the background.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T19:17:37.438Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>USACE begins dredging work in Ohio’s Sandusky Harbor</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Army Corps of Engineers, Ohio</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/chevron-egypt-lotus-exploration-wells</loc>
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<image:caption>Eastern Mediterranean</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T19:05:46.945Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chevron commits at least $88m for two exploration wells offshore Egypt</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Egypt, North America, United States, Chevron, Egyptian Natural Gas Holding Company</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/surging-gas-prices-could-price-us-lng-out-of-global-markets-exec-says</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-08-01/nsfz8jce/Port-Arthur-LNG-Hero-1024x576.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port Arthur LNG</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:59:14.192Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Surging gas prices could price US LNG out of global markets, exec says</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Sempra Infrastructure Partners, Fulcrum LNG</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/norden-raises-2026-profit-forecast</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-06/of6dofl1/Tankers2-2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Norden tanker</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:52:19.350Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Norden raises 2026 profit forecast on stronger performance</news:title>
<news:keywords>financial results, business news, Europe, Denmark, Norden</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/transport/war-exposes-flaws-in-global-energys-just-in-time-supply-chains</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-03-30/u61pvxoz/east-west-pipeline-saudi.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map of existing Middle East pipelines that bypass Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:47:56.777Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>War exposes flaws in global energy's "just-in-time" supply chains</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Strait of Hormuz, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Europe, France, TotalEnergies, Iraq, Syria, BP, United Kingdom, ConocoPhillips, North America, United States, Chevron, Turkey, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/iraqi-line-resumes-cargo-service</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-03-05/p53fgm5z/pexels-lara-jameson-8828320-2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Persian Gulf (Arabian Gulf) map</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:41:14.045Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iraqi Line to resume Persian Gulf cargo service after more than 50 years</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf, Jebel Ali Port, Port of Umm Qasr, Gulftainer, DP World</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/oil-prices-steady-as-market-balances-supply-risks-and-export-gains</loc>
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<image:caption>Oil tankers</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:35:41.123Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil prices steady as market balances supply risks and export gains</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, North America, United States, G7, Vitol, Europe, Switzerland, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Middle East Conflicts</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/did-south-korean-seaborne-fuel-exports-undermine-ukraines-drone-campaign-against-russia</loc>
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<image:caption>Yeosu oil terminal, South Korea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-10-06T18:28:06.621Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Did South Korean seaborne fuel exports undermine Ukraine's drone campaign against Russia?</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, South Korea, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Russia Ukraine War</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/viking-tt-line-helsinki-muuga-freight</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-10-06/6o3worll/MuugaHHLATKKOliverBockHHLA2-scaled.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port of Muuga, Estonia</image:caption>
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