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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/klaveness-combination-carriers-says-preliminary-q2-tce-earnings-hit-expectations</loc>
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<image:caption>Baru</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T10:36:30.998Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Klaveness Combination Carriers says preliminary Q2 TCE earnings hit expectations</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/philippine-legal-victory-over-china-rings-hollow-for-local-fishermen-as-they-remain-shut-out-of-shoal</loc>
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<image:caption>A China Coast Guard ship (background) sails near the Philippine Coast Guard multi-role response vessel BRP Capones during the latter's patrol at Scarborough Shoal, 124 nautical miles west of Zambales province in the northwestern Philippines on March 2, 2022.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T10:28:26.809Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Philippine legal victory over China rings hollow for local fishermen as they remain shut out of shoal</news:title>
<news:keywords>South China Sea territory disputes, Asia, Philippines, China, Scarborough Shoal</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/despite-elevated-risks-more-ships-brave-the-strait-of-hormuz</loc>
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<image:caption>Hormuz Strait AIS data display pre-war</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T10:19:01.662Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Despite elevated risks, more ships brave the Strait of Hormuz  </news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Asia, Japan, Greece, Europe, Gaslog, QatarEnergy, Qatar, Oman</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/acts-of-war/russian-refinery-and-taganrog-seaport-ablaze-after-drone-attacks</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-03-25/up7ooufa/MarineTraffic-com-Aleksander-Muratov.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port of Taganrog</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T10:12:22.946Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Russian refinery and Taganrog seaport ablaze after drone attacks</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Russia Ukraine War, Port of Taganrog</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/pcc-pctc/hoegh-autoliners-reports-cargo-volume-growth-and-300m-contract-extension</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-09-04/hltqn8y3/1756837493424.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Höegh Moonlight</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T10:06:31.285Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Hoegh Autoliners reports cargo volume growth and $300m contract extension</news:title>
<news:keywords>Norway, Europe, Höegh Autoliners, business news</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/other-workboats/china-tests-rocket-retrieval-net-mounted-on-sea-platform</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/djrbxbog/long-march-10b.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The Chinese rocket Long March 10B landing on an offshore platform</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T09:54:45.266Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>China tests rocket retrieval net mounted on sea platform</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, North America, United States</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/north-korea-targets-major-naval-upgrade-alongside-nuclear-expansion</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-04-28/ju60izes/PIC0090336.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Choe Hyon class destroyer (with additional Photoshopped elements by North Korean Government)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T09:43:21.275Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>North Korea targets "major" naval upgrade alongside nuclear expansion</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, North Korea</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/undersea-mining/seabed-mining-risks-vent-mollusc-extinction-activist-group-claims</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-06-02/4lmlw7wt/sandy-ocean-floor-rocks.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ocean floor rocks</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T09:38:18.915Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Seabed mining risks vent mollusc extinction, activist group claims</news:title>
<news:keywords>environmental activism, International Seabed Authority, North America, United States</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/pakistan-navy-finds-wreckage-of-cargo-aircraft-that-crashed-in-arabian-sea</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/7rgp1knx/Pakistan-Airports-Authority1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Pakistan Navy crews recover some of the wreckage of the K2 Airways 737 cargo aircraft that had crashed in the Arabian Sea more than 50 nautical miles off the coast of Balochistan province on July 7, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T09:08:36.752Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Pakistan Navy finds wreckage of cargo aircraft that crashed in Arabian Sea</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, Asia, Arabian Sea, Pakistan, Pakistan Navy, PNS Zulfiquar (vessel), Zulfiquar class, MENA, United Arab Emirates</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/tugs/inland-tug-operations/vessel-review-chipper-rabbit-parker-towing-adds-heavy-duty-inland-pusher-tug-to-fleet</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/oqfbfdg3/Serodino2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A Serodino-built tug from the same series as Parker Towing’s Chipper Rabbit</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Chipper Rabbit</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Parker Towing's CFO Chipper Rabbit with the tug that bears his name</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Chipper Rabbit – Parker Towing adds heavy duty inland pusher tug to fleet</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Parker Towing Company, Chipper Rabbit (vessel), Tennessee, Serodino, Alabama, Parker Towing</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/vessel-refit-eden-30-police-boat-refurbished-for-search-and-rescue-off-new-south-wales-australia</loc>
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<image:caption>Eden 30</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Eden 30</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Marine Rescue NSW Fleet Manager Kelvin Parkin at Eden 30’s helm station</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Navigator's station</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Eden 30</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REFIT | Eden 30 – Police boat refurbished for search and rescue off New South Wales, Australia</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, New South Wales, New South Wales Police Force, Marine Rescue NSW, Eden 30 (vessel), Steber International</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/opinion-chinas-missile-test-is-part-of-an-alarming-nuclear-buildup</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/vpgs0qop/Peoples-Liberation-Army-Navy1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>A ballistic missile with a dummy warhead being launched from a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy submarine somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, July 6, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T08:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | China's missile test is part of an alarming nuclear buildup</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, People’s Liberation Army Navy, North America, United States, USS Wyoming (vessel), Type 094, US Navy, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Russia, United Kingdom, France, Turkey, Columbia class, Japan, South Korea, AUKUS, Europe</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/tugs/tug-news-roundup-july-10-us-harbour-tug-delivery-dutch-emergency-towing-vessel-procurement-and-more</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/i0jiu18o/Untitled-November-24-2025-at-09.11.06-1.jpeg</image:loc>
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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:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-06/5ykj5i6m/Moran-Towing-Corporation1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>J. Themistoclis Moran</image:caption>
</image:image><image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-06/4smmvyf0/Tabor-Russian-Marine-Rescue-Service1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Tabor, a Project NE025 emergency response tug of the Russian Marine Rescue Service</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-06-01/umy5v0n4/Master-Boat-Builders.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Titan</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T07:24:34.034Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Tug News Roundup | July 10 – US harbour tug delivery, Dutch emergency towing vessel procurement and more</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Spain, Østensjø Rederi, Norway, Astilleros Gondán, Skipsteknisk, North America, United States, J Themistoclis Moran (vessel), Moran Towing Corporation, Master Boat Builders, Canada, Robert Allan Ltd, Russia, Russian Marine Rescue Service, Project NE025, Tabor (vessel), Okskaya Shipyard, Nordic Engineering, Netherlands, Rijkswaterstaat, Maritime Partners, Titan (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/cruise/tui-cruises-orders-two-new-river-ships-to-serve-uk-customers</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/zzd20i69/TUI-Aria.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>TUI Cruises' river ship TUI Aria</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T03:51:12.022Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TUI Cruises orders two new river ships to serve UK customers</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, TUI Cruises, Germany, United Kingdom, TUI Luzia (vessel)</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/new-hydrofoil-ferry-delivered-to-russias-saratov-region</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-05-22/11h3j5om/700ckbspk260430511.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bow and wheelhouse of Politruk Klochkov</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T03:28:15.447Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New hydrofoil ferry delivered to Russia's Saratov region</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, Politruk Klochkov (vessel), Project 23180, Alexeev’s Hydrofoil Design Bureau</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/pcc-pctc/wallenius-wilhelmsen-takes-delivery-of-methanol-dual-fuel-car-carrier</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/2t4hdf1e/Arctic-Tern11db4cb68688ab678b7488992a775a8061.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Arctic Tern's delivery ceremony</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T03:18:51.252Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Wallenius Wilhelmsen takes delivery of methanol dual-fuel car carrier</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Norway, Asia, China, Wallenius Wilhelmsen, Arctic Tern (vessel), China Merchants Jinling Shipyard, EUKOR Car Carriers</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/offshore-support-maintenance/pkr-offshore-inks-csov-frame-agreement-with-siemens-gamesa</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-12-03/vwebbndn/Caterpillar-2.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>MP Wind Archer</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T02:55:35.679Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>PKR Offshore inks CSOV frame agreement with Siemens Gamesa</news:title>
<news:keywords>PKR Offshore, Asia, Marco Polo Marine, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/rescuers-find-body-of-missing-victim-of-kentucky-lake-boat-crash</loc>
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<image:caption>Assets deployed by Kentucky's Mercer County Fire District after a boat struck a pontoon on Herrington Lake, July 4, 2026. Four of the boat's occupants suffered varying degrees of injury while a fifth was later found dead. The boating incident is one of two that occurred on the same evening in the US.</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T01:54:10.178Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Rescuers find body of missing victim of Kentucky lake boat crash</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, North America, Kentucky, United States, Herrington Lake</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/vessels-rigs/well-intervention/bourbon-psv-temporarily-converted-into-gravel-pack-unit-to-support-well-completion</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/9h6b331y/Bourbon-Explorer-519-Bourbon1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Bourbon Explorer 519 with the temporary mobile treatment equipment set up on her aft deck</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T01:33:13.224Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Bourbon PSV temporarily converted into gravel pack unit to support well completion</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Bourbon Offshore, France, Bourbon Explorer 519 (vessel)</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/ontario-government-to-invest-over-60m-to-support-expanded-provincial-shipbuilding-capacity</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/tpgxsw3z/17835348299921.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port Weller Dry Docks' shipyard near Lake Ontario. The yard is now owned by Ontario Shipyards.</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T01:13:13.156Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ontario Government to invest over $60m to support expanded provincial shipbuilding capacity</news:title>
<news:keywords>Canada, North America, Ontario, subsidies, Ontario Shipyards, MetalCraft Marine, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/police/french-armaments-directorate-taps-local-yard-for-new-gendarmerie-patrol-boats</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/q8cgfjwp/vgmar-visuels-couach2500x1405.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Rendering of a National Gendarmerie 22-metre coastal patrol vessel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T00:51:40.613Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>French armaments directorate taps local yard for new gendarmerie patrol boats</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, France, Mauric, National Gendarmerie, Directorate General of Armaments (France), Chantier Naval Couach, Maritime Gendarmerie, French Ministry of Armed Forces</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-auxiliary-support/construction-begins-on-us-navys-11th-john-lewis-class-oiler</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-10/oj69pcqo/17835498187921.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Ceremony marking the start of construction of the US Navy John Lewis-replenishment oiler USNS Joshua L. Goldberg at General Dynamics NASSCO's San Diego shipyard, July 8, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-10T00:33:06.996Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Construction begins on US Navy's 11th  John Lewis-class oiler</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, US Navy, John Lewis Class, General Dynamics NASSCO, California, USNS Joshua L Goldberg (vessel), Military Sealift Command</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/van-oord-sumitomo-consortium-inks-hvdc-frame-agreement-with-ssen-transmission</loc>
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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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<image:caption>German Navy laser weapon demonstrator abroad Sachsen</image:caption>
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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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<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>
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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>
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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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<image:caption>Stolt Pride</image:caption>
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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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<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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<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>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>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>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>Naming ceremony of Lyla Pathfinder, NYK's new LPG carrier, July 7, 2026</image:caption>
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<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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<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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<image:caption>Rendering of Østensjø Rederi's new offshore tugs</image:caption>
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<news:title>Moran Towing Corporation completes integration of Bisso Towboat</news:title>
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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: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>
<news:title>South Korea and China shipyard concentration could slow LNG expansion</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/black-sea-drone-strike-hits-chevron-chartered-oil-tanker</loc>
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<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: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>
<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>
<news:title>OPINION | Refiners ride fuel demand wave to big profits, but it may not last</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Strait of Hormuz, North America, United States, Persian Gulf</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/port-of-galveston-opens-new-cargo-berth-with-first-vessel-arrival</loc>
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<image:caption>Wallenius Wilhelmsen vessel Toledo unloading at the Port of Galveston, Texas</image:caption>
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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>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-07/57cadb75/al-rekayyat.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Al Rekayyat</image:caption>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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>
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<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: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>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/fremantle-southern-breakwater-to-undergo-routine-maintenance-works</loc>
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<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: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>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/biggest-strike-in-decades-threatens-to-halt-bhp-port-hedland-operations</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-12-02/h7zbujjq/Port-of-Port-Hedland-Western-Australia</image:loc>
<image:caption>Port of Port Hedland, Western Australia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T17:15:12.874Z</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>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/security-fears-spike-as-tankers-abort-strait-of-hormuz-transit</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-04-15/advnyppl/pexels-lara-jameson-8828320-1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map showing the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman</image:caption>
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<news: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>
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<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>
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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>
</news:news>
</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: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>
</news:news>
</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>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<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>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/feature-interim-iran-deal-is-over-trump-declares-after-fresh-attacks</loc>
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<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>
</news:publication>
<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>
</news:news>
</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:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<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>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/diana-shipping-secures-new-charter-contract-for-kamsarmax-bulker</loc>
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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>
<news:publication_date>2026-07-08T10:41:48.890Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Diana Shipping secures new charter contract for Kamsarmax bulker</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Greece, Diana Shipping, Kamsarmax</news:keywords>
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