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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/diana-shipping-withdraws-offer-to-acquire-genco-shipping-and-trading</loc>
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<image:caption>A Genco Shipping bulk carrier</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T09:03:19.886Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Diana Shipping withdraws offer to acquire Genco Shipping and Trading</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/column-quick-updates-tanker-bonanza-euronav-and-frontline-sell-vlccs-and-invest-in-offshore-sinking-suezmax-threatens-oman-offshore-accounts</loc>
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<image:caption>John Fredriksen, Chairman of Frontline</image:caption>
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<image:caption>West Bollsta (now Deepsea Bollsta)</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Bristol</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The Windcat CSOV Windcat Rotterdam</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-16/jlh7uyoa/SCF-Altai-later-renamed-Caroline-Bezengi-in-2014-MarineTraffic-com-Plague-Christian.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The tanker SCF Altai (later renamed) Caroline Bezengi in 2014</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T08:57:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>COLUMN | Quick updates: tanker bonanza: Euronav and Frontline sell VLCCs and invest in offshore; sinking Suezmax threatens Oman [Offshore Accounts]</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Europe, Suezmax, Oman, Euronav, Frontline, United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Asia, China, Cadeler, Denmark, Belgium, CMB Tech, Northern Ocean, Deepsea Bollsta, Deepsea Mira, Ingrid, Ilma, Donoussa (vessel), Daishan, Aegean, Brest (vessel), Brugge, Bristol (vessel), Windcat Haarlem (vessel), Cameroon, Russian shadow tanker fleet, Iranian "shadow fleet", Caroline Bezengi (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/catching/trawling/vessel-review-takapo-aurora-fisheries-deep-water-factory-trawler-built-for-southern-ocean-conditions</loc>
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<image:caption>Takapo</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Takapo</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Aft deck equipment setup</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Wheelhouse</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/l3rppkhf/Factory-deck-Takapo-Aurora-Fisheries.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Factory deck</image:caption>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/kg4dgoly/Onboard-hospital-Takapo-Maritime-Montering.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Onboard hospital</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Takapo</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Takapo – Aurora Fisheries' deep-water factory trawler built for Southern Ocean conditions</news:title>
<news:keywords>polar, Oceania, New Zealand, Antarctica, Southern Ocean, Takapo, Aurora Fisheries, Norway, Skipsteknisk, DNV</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/bulkers/vessel-review-hav-leiti-multi-purpose-cargo-carrier-with-self-discharging-and-advanced-monitoring-systems</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/82dlddi3/Hav-Leiti-Marble-Automation.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Hav Leiti</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hav Leiti</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hav Leiti</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Hav Leiti</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Hav Leiti – Multi-purpose cargo carrier with self-discharging and advanced monitoring systems</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Hav Leiti, Faroe Islands, Royal T Shipyards, Netherlands, Navigare Shipping, Bureau Veritas</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/unmanned-naval-systems/usv-manufacturer-blacksea-technologies-acquired-by-new-owner</loc>
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<image:caption>Two BlackSea Technologies unmanned surface vehicles</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T02:11:50.768Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>USV manufacturer BlackSea Technologies acquired by new owner</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, BlackSea Technologies, business news, acquisitions, Aevex</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/keel-laid-for-future-chilean-navy-landing-platform-dock</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/2tczu85n/Chilean-Economic-Development-Agency1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Keel-laying ceremony for the future Rapa Nui, the Chilean Navy's second Magallanes-class landing platform dock</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T02:00:46.985Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Keel laid for future Chilean Navy landing platform dock</news:title>
<news:keywords>Latin America, Chile, Chilean Navy, ASMAR, North America, landing platform dock, Vard Marine, Rapa Nui (vessel), Canada, polar, Antarctica, Magallanes class</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/sea-trials-completed-for-norwegian-hybrid-rescue-boat</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/2nqfynt9/17865349905091.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>RS178</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T00:53:46.398Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Sea trials completed for Norwegian hybrid rescue boat</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Norway, Norwegian Society for Sea Rescue, RS178 (vessel), GOT Marine, Naval Dynamics</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/philippine-coast-guard-partners-respond-to-coastal-fire-in-zamboanga-city</loc>
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<image:caption>Philippine Coast Guard personnel aboard a small boat observe houses being razed by fire in one of the coastal areas of Zamboanga City in the southern Philippines, August 14, 2026. The coast guard crews and personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources successfully rescued 32 individuals whose homes were affected by the blaze.</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T00:41:26.391Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Philippine Coast Guard, partners respond to coastal fire in Zamboanga City</news:title>
<news:keywords>incidents, Asia, Philippines, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/work-boat-world/other-workboats/estonian-state-fleet-christens-biomethane-powered-workboat</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/udf3n10a/Robert-Markus-Liiv-via-Baltic-Workboats1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Kratt</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T00:24:01.344Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Estonian State Fleet christens biomethane-powered workboat</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Estonia, Estonian State Fleet, Baltic Workboats, Kratt (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/us-coast-guard-partners-save-overdue-boater-in-caribbean-waters-off-sint-maarten</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-17/ttg1c5wi/260813-G-G0107-20021.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The sailing catamaran Ocean Time as seen from a US Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry maritime patrol aircraft, August 13, 2026</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-17T00:10:01.503Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US Coast Guard, partners save overdue boater in Caribbean waters off Sint Maarten</news:title>
<news:keywords>Latin America, United States, North America, US Coast Guard, Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard, Sint Maarten, France, Europe, Caribbean, Ocean Time (vessel), United States C</news:keywords>
</news:news>
</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/perus-economic-growth-slows-in-june-as-el-niño-hits-fisheries</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-02-25/vlvnw38n/1352607-1.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Peruvian giant squid being unloaded</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-16T08:21:04.531Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Peru's economic growth slows in June as El Niño hits fisheries</news:title>
<news:keywords>Peru, Latin America</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/zimbabwean-boat-accident-death-toll-rises-to-68-as-more-bodies-recovered</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-12/xlvsz544/The-battle-for-Kyiv-23-2026-08-c1f369a5706008a675fa3b135ac99231-1200x6751.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 44 people dead.</image:caption>
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<news:name>bairdmaritime</news:name>
<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-16T08:16:34.009Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 72 as more bodies recovered</news:title>
<news:keywords>Zimbabwe, Africa, Mbuya Nehanda (vessel), Lake Kariba</news:keywords>
</news:news>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/ports/yemens-mocha-port-halts-operations-after-houthi-attacks-port-director-says</loc>
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<image:caption>Port of Mocha (Mokha)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
</news:publication>
<news:publication_date>2026-08-16T08:13:01.627Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Yemen's Mocha port halts operations after Houthi attacks, port director says</news:title>
<news:keywords>Port of Mocha, Yemen, Houthi rebels, terrorism, Middle East Conflicts</news:keywords>
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