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<news:title>Houthis reach key Red Sea island, raising shipping threats</news:title>
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<image:caption>Crude oil tankers at Calhoun Port in Point Comfort, Texas</image:caption>
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<image:caption>US Apache gunships over the Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Charred remains of the Philippine ferry June Aster</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Persian Gulf / Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:title>Visible Strait of Hormuz transits slide to seven from 11</news:title>
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<image:caption>INS Samarthak</image:caption>
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<image:caption>INS Samarthak at her delivery ceremony in Chennai, August 27, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>INS Samarthak at her delivery ceremony in Chennai, August 27, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | INS Samarthak – Multi-purpose support vessel and trial platform delivered to Indian Navy</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/vessel-review-maelstrom-new-shallow-draught-workboat-for-french-mussel-farmer</loc>
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<image:caption>Taapuna, a boat from the same series as Maelstrom</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Taapuna, a boat from the same series as Maelstrom</image:caption>
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<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Maelstrom – New shallow-draught workboat for French mussel farmer</news:title>
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<image:caption>Sirara</image:caption>
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<news:title>Former San Diego Bay cabin cruiser now operating as US Navy ceremonial barge</news:title>
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<image:caption>Naming ceremony of Mitsui OSK Lines' LNG carrier Fujin Sailor in Geoje, South Korea, September 10, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>Mitsui OSK Lines formally names new LNG carrier fitted with wind-assist propulsion units</news:title>
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<image:caption>Rendering of a 3,000-cubic-metre trailing suction hopper dredger</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Project FPW1 dredging support vessel Aliot</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Naming and delivery ceremony of Magdalena, Baggerbedrijf de Boer's newest trailing suction hopper dredger, in Haiphong, Vietnam, August 26, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Orion Marine Construction's new idler barge in drydock</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Seaway</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Korea Coast Guard large patrol vessel KCG Taepyongyang during a joint exercise with the US and Japan Coast Guards in the Sea of Japan, June 6, 2024 (representative photo only)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T04:06:03.926Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Suspected Chinese fishing boat with no crew on board sinks off South Korea</news:title>
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<image:caption>Windpiper</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T03:30:17.775Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Boskalis' newly acquired rock installation vessel begins work on initial contract</news:title>
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<image:caption>SIMBAD-RC anti-missile system installed on a ship</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T01:43:01.351Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Spanish Navy selects anti-missile defence systems for installation on surface ships</news:title>
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<image:caption>Funchal at the Port of Gothenburg in Sweden, August 30, 2013</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T01:30:46.349Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Portuguese court orders laid-up cruise ship to be auctioned off</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/bulk-carrier-boarded-by-pirates-in-gulf-of-aden-off-yemen</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-01-08/28lm80ay/globe-2637126.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map showing the Gulf of Aden</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T01:06:34.201Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bulk carrier boarded by pirates in Gulf of Aden off Yemen</news:title>
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<image:caption>A Victoria-class submarine</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T00:33:12.934Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Canadian shipbuilder secures extension to Victoria-class submarine support contract</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/coast-guard/us-coast-guard-repatriates-14-aliens-to-cuba-following-interdiction-near-bahamas</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>A small boat crew from the US Coast Guard fast response cutter USCGC Pablo Valent transfers aliens from a vessel to the ship 13 miles off Elbow Cay in the Bahamas, September 3, 2026. The aliens were repatriated to Cuba seven days later.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T00:19:16.261Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Coast Guard repatriates 14 aliens to Cuba following interdiction near Bahamas</news:title>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-11/2mbx0rxj/260910-N-N0100-10011.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Authentication of the keel of the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS John E. Kilmer at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works, September 10, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-11T00:03:49.052Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Keel laid for future US Navy destroyer John E. Kilmer</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/video-us-forces-interdict-suspected-refuelling-station-used-by-drug-running-boats-in-eastern-pacific</loc>
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<image:caption>US forces interdict a suspected refuelling station believed to be used by drug-carrying boats in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T23:49:00.642Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | US forces interdict suspected refuelling station used by drug-running boats in Eastern Pacific</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/ostensjo-rederis-newest-osv-launched-in-spain</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/cbf196po/Launching-513.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Launch of Østensjø Rederi's new offshore energy support vessel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T23:30:46.857Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ostensjo Rederi's newest OSV launched in Spain</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Astilleros Gondán, Spain, Østensjø Rederi, Norway, Salt Ship Design</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/k-line-christens-new-dual-fuel-lng-carrier</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Toho Emerald</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T23:01:15.067Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>K Line christens new dual-fuel LNG carrier</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/tsakos-energy-navigation-posts-higher-h1-profit-on-strong-tanker-market</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Brasil 2014, a Tsakos Energy Navigation DP2 shuttle tanker</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T18:42:52.158Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tsakos Energy Navigation posts higher H1 profit on strong tanker market</news:title>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-02-05/en4ap3h6/Kharg-Island-Iran.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kharg Island, Iran</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T18:40:53.681Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Concept render of Rovuma LNG's liquefaction facilities in Mozambique</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T18:02:48.495Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Saipem, Jan De Nul sign letter of intent for LNG project in Mozambique</news:title>
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<image:caption>Golden Amreen, a Capesize bulker owned by Golden Ocean</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:59:09.779Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Larger vessels drag Baltic dry bulk index down</news:title>
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<image:caption>Screenshot of video showing fire aboard a cargo ship undergoing repairs at CSSC's Qingdao Beihai shipyard</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:57:23.774Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fatal repair work fire kills 25 aboard cargo ship in Chinese shipyard</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, CSSC Beihai Shipbuilding, China State Shipbuilding Corporation</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/refining-processing/chinese-refiners-scramble-for-alternative-crude-as-brent-breaks-100</loc>
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<image:caption>Hengli Petrochemical Dalian Refinery, China</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:51:56.185Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chinese refiners scramble for alternative crude as Brent breaks $100</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>Energy Paradise</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:49:12.332Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Peterson exercises new well option for Golden Energy supply vessel</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/regulation-enforcement/is-commercial-whaling-about-to-end-in-iceland</loc>
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<image:caption>Whale at sea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:44:26.569Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Port of Le Havre</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:40:54.639Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shipping lines turn to Le Havre as European port logjams worsen</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-02-09/4mbjweb9/Petronas.webp</image:loc>
<image:caption>Operations at a Petronas-operated oil platform</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T17:38:41.822Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Petronas hands new offshore contract to Australian-backed explorer</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Portland Canal Marine Terminal, Canada</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T11:17:53.675Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>SCG Chemicals port in Rayong, Thailand</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Port of Ras Tanura</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:56:23.664Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | Asian crude industry sees no quick end to Persian Gulf supply crisis</news:title>
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<image:caption>Map of Red Sea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:50:43.936Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Map of Angola offshore blocks</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:45:55.425Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-12-12/6zmtcw60/submarinecable.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Undersea cable</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:42:50.295Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Russian subs training to sabotage undersea cables caught red-handed</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, NATO, United Kingdom, Norway, North America, United States</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>Port of Fujairah</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:37:30.989Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>No marine fuel crunch at major hubs despite Hormuz disruption, but refuelling costs climb</news:title>
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<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:34:02.626Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Just seven vessels logged crossing Strait of Hormuz</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:caption>HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:32:08.106Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Asyad Shipping orders two product tankers from South Korean yard</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/australia-walks-back-on-proposal-to-set-hard-quota-on-gas-exports</loc>
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<image:caption>Santos Gladstone LNG project</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:29:53.057Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Australia walks back on proposal to set hard quota on gas exports</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:caption>A Dive-LD USV</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:26:25.708Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Iran's capture of US drone creates reverse engineering risk</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Port of Los Angeles</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T10:24:25.917Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Port of Los Angeles hits record volume ahead of new tariffs</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Port of Los Angeles, Latin America, Panama Canal, Asia, China</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/chinese-containership-arrives-in-uk-following-arctic-voyage-via-northern-sea-route</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/uch1234r/Dubai-Tower-Sea-Legend-Shipping.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Dubai Tower</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T09:32:01.801Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Chinese containership arrives in UK following Arctic voyage via Northern Sea Route</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-craft-news-roundup-september-10-turkish-armed-amphibious-vehicle-solar-powered-air-defence-boat-and-more</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-08/3eub436t/Office-of-Azerbaijani-President-Ilham-Aliyev1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Azerbaijani Navy USVs Salvo (nearest to camera) and Kayra during the trials</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The USV with the remote weapon station</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-27/ehrgaxsu/FNSS.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Unmanned amphibious vehicle developed by FNSS</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-27/hhgdo7un/o1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>EGS Australia's optionally crewed survey vessels Fremantle 02 (left) and Fremantle 01</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Project MANS02 catamaran USV being deployed into Amur Bay for sea trials</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T09:04:13.784Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Unmanned Craft News Roundup | September 10 – Turkish armed amphibious vehicle, solar-powered air defence boat and more</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/kdlgomxi/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-09-36-03-HGK-Shipping-GmbH-GAS-96-Sea-Trial-Probefahrt-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gas 96</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/k7b7x6yu/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-09-36-19-HGK-Shipping-GmbH-GAS-96-Sea-Trial-Probefahrt-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Gas 96</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/dc89l129/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-09-36-54-HGK-Shipping-GmbH-GAS-96-Sea-Trial-Probefahrt-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Generator room</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/m25atddo/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-09-35-37-HGK-Shipping-GmbH-GAS-96-Sea-Trial-Probefahrt-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Wheelhouse</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/nrrtilg1/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-09-37-10-HGK-Shipping-GmbH-GAS-96-Sea-Trial-Probefahrt-YouTube1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Crew lounge</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-09-10/wqwcdvmb/Screenshot-2026-09-10-at-09-36-42-HGK-Shipping-GmbH-GAS-96-Sea-Trial-Probefahrt-YouTube.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Main deck exterior</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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<news:keywords>Europe, Gas 96, Rhine River, Germany, HGK Shipping, HGK Shipping Design Center, De Gerlien van Tiem, Netherlands, Romania, Severnav, Belgium, Bureau Veritas</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Mount Lhotse</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Mount Lhotse – Capesize bulker for Pacific iron ore and coal trades</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Japan, Japan Marine United, Mount Lhotse (vessel), Capesize, American Bureau of shipping (ABS), MI DAS Line, Pacific Ocean, Liberia, Eastern Pacific Shipping, Singapore, Panama, Latin America</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>The Royal Australian Navy Collins-class submarine HMAS Dechaineux</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | AUKUS has put Australia's submarine effort back on track</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, AUKUS, Royal Australian Navy, SSN AUKUS, United States, North America, United Kingdom, Europe, US Navy, Virginia class, Collins class</news:keywords>
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<url>
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<image:caption>The CalMac ferry Glen Sannox underway</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:43:41.931Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Scotland's Transport Secretary criticised for being unaware of gas leak on ferry</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/obituary-tung-chee-hwa-former-hong-kong-chief-executive-and-past-chairman-of-the-hong-kong-shipowners-association</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Tung Chee-hwa, former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, at the opening of the Estonian Honorary Consulate in Hong Kong, February 22, 2011</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:42:03.866Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OBITUARY | Tung Chee-hwa, former Hong Kong Chief Executive and past Chairman of the Hong Kong Shipowners Association</news:title>
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<image:caption>AIDAperla</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:40:27.354Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | Cruise ship breaks free of moorings and strikes berth in France's Le Havre Port</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, France, Europe, Le Havre, AIDA Cruises, Germany, AIDAperla</news:keywords>
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<image:caption>The Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba escorts a merchant vessel as directed by the International Maritime Security Construct while the ship is deployed to the Middle East, February 14, 2020.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T08:10:59.355Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Australian Government to invest more than $90m to support Anzac-class frigates</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, Royal Australian Navy, Anzac class, New South Wales, Western Australia, Babcock Australasia</news:keywords>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>Screenshot of video footage of the burning ferry June Aster off Palawan province in the Philippines, September 9, 2026. Of the 134 people who were on board the ferry, five are confirmed dead while only 42 have been safely rescued as of September 10, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T07:38:34.362Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | Five dead, over 80 missing after underway ferry catches fire in Western Philippines</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:image>
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<image:caption>The Project 3050.1A buoy tender Leonid Komarov</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-10T03:33:41.317Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New Russian inland buoy tender enters service</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, Project 3050 1A, Leonid Komarov (vessel), Kingisepp Machine Building Plant, Rosmorrechflot, Russian Classification Society, R Flot Group of Companies, Gorky Central Design Bureau</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/ro-ro/sogestran-subsidiary-orders-hybrid-ro-ro-fitted-with-questionable-rigid-sail-technology</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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<image:caption>Launch of Sagar Manthan, a new ocean research vessel being built for India's National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, September 9, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:title>Indian yard launches new ocean research vessel</news:title>
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<image:caption>L3Harris’ C-UxS system</image:caption>
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<news:title>US Navy selects counter-drone system for littoral defence</news:title>
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<image:caption>A 14-metre troop transport boat</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T23:24:11.370Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Finnish Navy to receive new troop transport boats</news:title>
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<image:caption>Queen Mary 2</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T22:53:40.970Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cunard cruise ship Queen Mary 2 to get additional staterooms, upgraded spaces following refurbishment</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/sea-machines-secures-us-special-operations-forces-autonomy-contract</loc>
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<image:caption>Stormrunner</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:45:06.416Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sea Machines secures US Special Operations Forces autonomy contract</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/totalenergies-bets-10b-on-angola-to-help-sustain-oil-output</loc>
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<image:caption>FPSO Pazflor, operating in Angola</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:42:20.544Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TotalEnergies bets $10b on Angola to help sustain oil output</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/boxships/arctic-containership-voyage-from-china-reaches-britain</loc>
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<image:caption>The Russian nuclear-powered icebreaker Arktika escorting a vessel through ice on the Northern Sea Route</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:40:02.630Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Arctic containership voyage from China reaches Britain</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/acts-of-war/russian-black-sea-fuel-terminal-ablaze-after-overnight-drone-barrage</loc>
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<image:caption>Tanker at Port of Novorossiysk</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:37:08.151Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Russian Black Sea fuel terminal ablaze after overnight drone barrage</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/us-navy-and-industry-partners-demonstrate-autonomous-at-sea-refuelling</loc>
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<image:caption>Demonstration of autonomous at-sea refuelling</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:35:01.787Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Navy and industry partners demonstrate autonomous at-sea refuelling</news:title>
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<image:caption>STS operations on a Suezmax oil tanker</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:32:13.674Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ship-to-ship oil transfers outside Hormuz offered by Kuwait Petroleum</news:title>
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<image:caption>Bulk carrier</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:30:01.014Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Higher vessel rates across all segments lift Baltic dry bulk index</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/suspected-drone-strike-on-oil-tanker-leaves-one-dead-off-dubai</loc>
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<image:caption>Hercules Star</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:27:59.179Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Suspected drone strike on oil tanker leaves one dead off Dubai</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Europe, Gibraltar, Iran</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/bulwark-dynamics-raises-68m-for-autonomous-vessel-production</loc>
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<image:caption>Bulwark Dynamics' autonomous landing craft</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:24:37.710Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>Russia's Arctic LNG 2 project</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:21:26.905Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Shunning Russian gas was a costly mistake, Kremlin tells Europe</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/anpg-and-exxonmobil-make-fresh-oil-discovery-in-offshore-angola</loc>
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<image:caption>Map of Angola offshore blocks</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A Larsen and Toubro offshore project</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Fujairah Oil Industry Zone (FOIZ)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-09-09T18:07:50.897Z</news:publication_date>
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