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<image:caption>US warship enters the Strait of Hormuz to prepare for mine sweeping operations, April 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Iranian delegation in Pakistan for talks with the US to end hostilities, April 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Turbines at Vineyard Wind's offshore energy area off Massachusetts</image:caption>
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<news:title>Vineyard Wind sues GE Vernova to block it from abandoning work on wind farm</news:title>
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<image:caption>Calcasieu Pass LNG Export Terminal in Cameron, Louisiana</image:caption>
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<news:title>Venture Global Q1 liquefaction fees slide despite higher LNG cargo exports</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/offshore-construction/subsea-7-wins-1b-offshore-contract-for-brazils-field-development</loc>
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<image:caption>Santos Basin, Brazil</image:caption>
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<news:title>Subsea 7 wins $1b offshore contract for Brazil field development</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/drilling-production/ventura-offshore-secures-drillship-contract-extension-in-brazil</loc>
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<image:caption>DS Carolina</image:caption>
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<news:title>Ventura Offshore secures drillship contract extension in Brazil</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/man-in-custody-over-fatal-english-channel-illegal-migrant-crossing</loc>
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<image:caption>Illegal immigrants crossing the English Channel</image:caption>
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<news:title>Man in custody over fatal English Channel illegal migrant crossing</news:title>
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<image:caption>A suspected Russian "shadow fleet" tanker following its apprehension in Indonesian waters, July 2023</image:caption>
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<news:title>US likely to extend waiver allowing purchase of Russian oil</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/polish-shipyard-selected-by-the-estonian-state-to-build-new-ferry</loc>
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<image:caption>The Ro-Pax ferry Regula. It is expected to be replaced by a new vessel in 2028</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T18:22:38.268Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Polish shipyard selected by the Estonian state to build new ferry</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/india-grants-reliances-request-for-iranian-oil-tankers-to-berth-at-port</loc>
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<image:caption>Reliance Industries terminal</image:caption>
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<news:title>India grants Reliance's request for Iranian oil tankers to berth at port</news:title>
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<image:caption>Map of Saudi Arabia's East-West oil pipeline</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T17:57:41.521Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Oil edges up on Saudi supply concerns but faces heavy weekly loss</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/how-a-distant-war-is-exposing-cracks-in-floridas-fuel-supply</loc>
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<image:caption>Map showing Florida and the US Gulf Coast</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T17:51:56.371Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>How a distant war is exposing cracks in Florida’s fuel supply</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/amazon-leads-northern-brazil-port-traffic-as-shipping-volumes-rise-in-january</loc>
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<image:caption>Port of Manaus, Brazil</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T17:43:08.536Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Amazon leads northern Brazil port traffic as shipping volumes rise in January</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/wary-of-escalation-estonia-says-it-will-not-detain-russian-shadow-fleet</loc>
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<image:caption>The Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Flora 1</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T17:31:17.708Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Wary of escalation, Estonia says it will not detain Russian "shadow fleet"</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/oil-loadings-resume-at-russian-black-sea-port-after-drone-attack</loc>
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<image:caption>Tanker at Port of Novorossiysk</image:caption>
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<news:title>Oil loadings resume at Russian Black Sea port after drone attack</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/starmer-and-trump-discuss-military-options-as-hormuz-remains-stalled</loc>
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<image:caption>The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate HMS Sutherland</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T17:21:11.820Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Starmer and Trump discuss military options as Hormuz remains stalled</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/china-merchants-port-reports-drop-in-2025-profit-despite-revenue-increase</loc>
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<image:caption>China Merchants Port Holdings' Qingdao container terminal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T11:23:17.166Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>China Merchants Port reports drop in 2025 profit despite revenue increase</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/australias-energy-outlook-delayed-for-the-first-time-as-war-renders-data-out-of-date</loc>
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<image:caption>Woodside's Pluto LNG onshore facility in Western Australia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T11:13:47.320Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Australia's energy outlook delayed for the first time as war renders data out of date</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/feature-taiwan-tracks-more-chinese-naval-activity-despite-peace-dialogue</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-09-23/ldrewcj9/Photo_USN_5.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Screen capture of a US Navy video showing a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy ship cutting across the path of a US Navy destroyer in the Taiwan Strait, June 3, 2023.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Taiwan Strait</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T11:08:08.916Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>FEATURE | Taiwan tracks more Chinese naval activity despite "peace dialogue"</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Taiwan, China, South China Sea territory disputes, People’s Liberation Army Navy, Taiwan Navy, North America, United States</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/australia-turns-to-singapore-to-shore-up-fuel-security</loc>
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<image:caption>Kwinana Bulk Terminal, Australia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T10:59:49.162Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Australia turns to Singapore to shore up fuel security</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, Asia, Singapore</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/subsea-surveying/next-geosolutions-led-consortium-awarded-28m-contract-for-italian-subsea-power-cable-project</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-02-06/5cxesqrk/Deep-Helder-NG-Surveyor.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Deep Helder (now renamed NG Surveyor), a NextGeo-owned survey vessel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T10:54:24.557Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Next Geosolutions-led consortium awarded €28m contract for Italian subsea power cable project</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Italy, Next Geosolutions Europe, Terna</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/japan-to-release-20-days-worth-of-oil-reserves-starting-in-may</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-03-23/1i6g28ob/idemitsu-japan-tanker</image:loc>
<image:caption>Idemitsu Maru</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T09:25:09.101Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Japan to release 20 days worth of oil reserves starting in May</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/trump-warns-iran-against-charging-strait-of-hormuz-toll-fees</loc>
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<image:caption>Strait of Hormuz</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T09:19:58.644Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Trump warns Iran against charging Strait of Hormuz toll fees</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/panama-president-addresses-chinas-tit-for-tat-vessel-inspections-seeks-to-calm-tensions</loc>
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<image:caption>Ships near the Panama Canal (representative photo only)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T09:15:48.112Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Panama president addresses China's tit-for-tat vessel inspections, seeks to calm tensions</news:title>
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<image:caption>Allied Maritime Command - NATO ships exercise with allies in the Black Sea</image:caption>
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<image:caption>China Fishery Administration 33069</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-10T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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<image:caption>The German Navy frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (right) in formation with the Danish and Faroese patrol vessels HDMS Hvidbjørnen and HDMS Brimil during a NATO exercise</image:caption>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/akva-group-explores-potential-sale-or-merger-in-strategic-review</loc>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T18:48:58.058Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>AKVA Group explores potential sale or merger in strategic review</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/saudi-oil-keeps-flowing-from-yanbu-port-despite-recent-pipeline-strike</loc>
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<image:caption>Yanbu terminal, Saudi Arabia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T18:39:11.431Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Saudi oil keeps flowing from Yanbu port despite recent pipeline strike</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/near-standstill-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-orders-ships-into-its-waters</loc>
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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>2026-04-09T18:35:21.644Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Near standstill in Strait of Hormuz as Iran orders ships into its waters</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Middle East Conflicts, North America, United States, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy, Asia, India, Japan, Mitsui OSK Lines, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Abu Dhabi</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/gas/europe-faces-gas-stock-challenges-as-iran-conflict-squeezes-lng-supply</loc>
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<image:caption>Fluxys' Dunkirk LNG terminal</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T18:24:56.987Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Europe faces gas stock challenges as Iran conflict squeezes LNG supply</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/unmanned/unmanned-survey/malaysias-oms-group-to-deploy-french-usvs-for-subsea-cable-surveys</loc>
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<image:caption>OMS Group's new USV</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T18:18:57.227Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Malaysia's OMS Group to deploy French USVs for subsea cable surveys</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/russia-says-it-asserts-right-to-protect-tankers-from-british-piracy</loc>
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<image:caption>The Northern Fleet ships Admiral Gorshkov, Severomorsk, and submarine Orel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T18:11:06.688Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Russia says it asserts right to protect tankers from British "piracy"</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, United Kingdom, sanctions, Port of Primorsk, MENA, Turkey, Belgium, France, Netherlands, Belgian Navy, French Navy, Royal Dutch Navy, Royal Navy, Dutch Navy</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/transport/btc-pipeline-to-see-16-per-cent-rise-in-kazakh-oil-flows-this-april</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-07-18/hpplnq0j/ceyhan.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>BTC pipeline terminal in Ceyhan, Turkey</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T18:02:38.484Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>BTC pipeline to see 16 per cent rise in Kazakh oil flows this April</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, MENA, Turkey, Port of Ceyhan, Caspian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North America, United States, Tengizchevroil, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-submersibles/british-forces-deter-russian-submarine-threat-to-subsea-cables-minister-says</loc>
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<image:caption>Russian submarine Krasnodar and tugboat Altay shadowed by the UK Royal Navy's RFA Tidesurge in the English Channel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:58:53.158Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>British forces deter Russian submarine threat to subsea cables, minister says</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, United Kingdom, Russia, Norway, Royal Navy, Norwegian Navy, Russian Navy, North America, United States, Ukraine, Russia Ukraine War</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/occidental-reports-oil-discovery-at-prospect-in-the-gulf-of-america</loc>
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<image:caption>Gulf of Mexico (Gulf of America)</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:53:29.668Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Occidental reports oil discovery at prospect in the Gulf of America</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/mitsui-osk-awaits-government-guidance-for-stranded-ships-in-hormuz</loc>
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<image:caption>Greenergy Pearl</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:47:24.042Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mitsui OSK awaits government guidance for stranded ships in Hormuz</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Japan, Mitsui OSK Lines, MENA, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Middle East Conflicts</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/four-die-trying-to-board-illegal-migrant-boat-in-northern-france</loc>
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<image:caption>English Channel</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:40:10.332Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Four die trying to board illegal migrant boat in northern France</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, United Kingdom, France, illegal migration, Calais</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/adnoc-ceo-demands-iran-reopen-strait-of-hormuz-without-conditions</loc>
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<image:caption>ADNOC's Ruwais refinery</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:34:26.479Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>ADNOC CEO demands Iran reopen Strait of Hormuz without conditions</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Strait of Hormuz, Iran, Middle East Conflicts, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/gotlandsbolaget-to-acquire-minority-stake-in-nordic-ferry-infrastructure</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-11-26/rgvgtuy8/201214_4_Polaris.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Express 4, a ferry operated by Molslinjen</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:28:05.981Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Gotlandsbolaget to acquire minority stake in Nordic Ferry Infrastructure</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Gotlandsbolaget, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Torghatten, Molslinjen</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/india-grants-rare-waivers-to-ships-delivering-iranian-oil-and-gas</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-01-08/5hqld6ma/Pexels-Amar-Preciado.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Map of India</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-09T17:16:29.758Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>India grants rare waivers to ships delivering Iranian oil and gas</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, India, MENA, Iran, Iran trade sanctions</news:keywords>
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