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<image:caption>Fire at Huahai shipyard in China, August 14, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:title>VIDEO | Blast at Chinese shipyard kills firefighter, injures 12</news:title>
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<news:title>FEATURE | Life after OPEC: ADNOC is unleashing a massive global energy push</news:title>
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<image:caption>Red Sea</image:caption>
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<image:caption>The motor yacht Angiola listing heavily before eventually capsizing and sinking off Sardinia, August 11, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Emma Maersk</image:caption>
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<news:title>Maersk posts $3b profit in Q2, topping analyst estimates</news:title>
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<image:caption>Map of Iturup island, a part of the disputed Kuril Islands chain between Russia and Japan</image:caption>
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<news:title>SK Shipping doubles LNG fleet in vessel swap deal with H-Line</news:title>
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<image:caption>Rendering of a 64,500DWT Ultramax bulk carrier</image:caption>
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<image:caption>A Russian official surveys the portion of the Sulak River where the capsizing had occurred.</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Oil tankers</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Launch of COSCO Shipping's new 80,000DWT grain carrier, August 7, 2026</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Guoliang Sea</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T11:21:01.814Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | August 12 – Chinese-built grain carriers, Italian operator's ammonia-ready PCTC and more</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/piracy/cocaine-totalling-12-tons-seized-at-ecuadors-guayaquil-port</loc>
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<image:caption>Some of the seized cocaine-laden boxes</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T10:58:33.051Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Cocaine totalling 1.2 tons seized at Ecuador's Guayaquil Port</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/taiwan-calls-planned-chinese-naval-drills-with-indonesian-warship-dangerous</loc>
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<image:caption>Dong Pinghu (Hull 902) and Type 052D guided-missile destroyer Zhumadian (Hull 127) attached to a naval flotilla under the Chinese PLA Navy sail in formation during a replenishment-at-sea training exercise in mid-December, 2025</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T10:28:27.869Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Taiwan calls planned Chinese naval drills with Indonesian warship "dangerous"</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/pollution-control/imo-says-oil-slick-from-grounded-shadow-tanker-reaches-oman-mainland</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-07-17/nzdx56er/caroline.jpeg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Caroline Bezengi</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T10:21:06.661Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>IMO says oil slick from grounded shadow tanker reaches Oman mainland</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Oman, International Maritime Organisation</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/acts-of-war/ukrainian-drone-attack-on-russian-naval-base-disables-two-grain-terminals</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Port of Novorossiysk</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T10:15:51.353Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Ukrainian drone attack on Russian naval base disables two grain terminals</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Russia Ukraine War</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-auxiliary-support/second-msvl-landing-craft-for-us-army-unveiled</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-12/1o8n5pjq/usav-craney-island</image:loc>
<image:caption>USAV Craney Island</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T10:07:39.267Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Second MSV(L) landing craft for US Army unveiled</news:title>
<news:keywords>North America, United States, Maneuver Support Vessel Light, US Army, Vigor Marine Group</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/naval-ships/naval-defence-boom-pushes-tkms-to-raise-sales-outlook-again</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2024-12-17/69csjlho/2024tkMSTaufeKiel4405.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) facility</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T09:51:40.196Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Naval defence boom pushes TKMS to raise sales outlook again</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Germany, TKMS, business news</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/another-indonesian-ferry-fire-leaves-one-dead-172-rescued</loc>
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<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2026-08-12/0ripxtn0/kmp-putri-yasmin.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>Indonesian ferry KMP Putri Yasmin on fire</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T09:45:11.218Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Another Indonesian ferry fire leaves one dead, 172 rescued</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Indonesia</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/tankers/us-request-prompts-ukraine-to-hold-off-on-novorossiysk-tanker-strikes</loc>
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<image:caption>Caspian Pipeline Consortium Black Sea mooring point</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T09:34:48.732Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>US requests Ukraine to hold off attacking tankers at Russian port</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Russia, Ukraine, North America, United States, Port of Novorossiysk, Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), Chevron, ExxonMobil</news:keywords>
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</url>
<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/non-naval-security/police/vessel-review-vp03-foil-equipped-coastal-and-offshore-patrol-boat-for-australias-victoria-police</loc>
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<image:caption>VP03</image:caption>
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<image:caption>VP03</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T08:56:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | VP03 – Foil-equipped coastal and offshore patrol boat for Australia's Victoria Police</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/pollution-control/vessel-review-suigang-environmental-protection-6-oil-spill-response-vessel-with-secondary-firefighting-and-rescue-functions</loc>
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<image:caption>Suigang Environmental Protection 6</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Tenders and lifeboat on deck</image:caption>
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<image:caption>Suigang Environmental Protection 6 demonstrating her firefighting appliances</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T08:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VESSEL REVIEW | Suigang Environmental Protection 6 – Oil spill response vessel with secondary firefighting and rescue functions</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, China, China Classification Society, Guangzhou Port Authority, Suigang Environmental Protection 6 (vessel), Greater Bay Area (Hong Kong), Jiangxi Jiangxin Shipbuilding, 605 Research Institute, China Shipbuilding Group, china shipbuilding group</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/naval/opinion-australia-must-not-be-distracted-as-beijing-ramps-up-in-the-south-china-sea</loc>
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<image:caption>The US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey (left) sails alongside the Royal Australian Navy Anzac-class frigate HMAS Ballarat during a bilateral training exercise in the South China Sea, September 16, 2025.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T08:54:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>OPINION | Australia must not be distracted as Beijing ramps up in the South China Sea</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, Australia, Asia, China, South China Sea, Spratly Islands, China Coast Guard, China Maritime Militia, Philippines, ASEAN, Philippine Navy, Taiwan, Philippine Coast Guard</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/exploration-development/subsea-surveying/tdi-brooks-tapped-for-geophysical-and-geotechnical-survey-work-off-louisiana</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Brooks McCall</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T07:12:47.167Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>TDI-Brooks tapped for geophysical and geotechnical survey work off Louisiana</news:title>
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<url>
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<image:caption>Contract signing ceremony between Frøy and Nantong Rainbow Offshore and Engineering Equipment</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T07:03:07.385Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Norway's Froy orders wellboats from Chinese builder</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Frøy Gruppen, Norway, DNV, Asia, China, Nantong Rainbow Offshore and Engineering Equipment</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/fire-ignites-on-reefer-ship-in-wilmington-delaware</loc>
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<image:caption>Firefighters attempt to help put out the blaze in the engine room of the reefer ship Dole Colombia at the Port of Wilmington in Delaware, August 10, 2026.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T06:47:08.548Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Fire ignites on reefer ship in Wilmington, Delaware</news:title>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/fishing/aquaculture/new-zealand-government-fast-tracks-approval-of-open-ocean-salmon-farm-project</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Chinook salmon</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T02:57:20.685Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New Zealand Government fast-tracks approval of open ocean salmon farm project</news:title>
<news:keywords>Oceania, New Zealand, Stewart Island, Ngai Tahu Seafood, Hananui Aquaculture Project</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/passenger/ferry/new-120-passenger-hydrofoil-ferry-launched-in-russia</loc>
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<image:caption>The Project 03580 hydrofoil ferry Andrey Baykov</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T02:36:45.517Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>New 120-passenger hydrofoil ferry launched in Russia</news:title>
<news:keywords>Project 03580, Europe, Russia, Alexeev’s Hydrofoil Design Bureau, Andrey Baykov (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/mitsui-osk-lines-posts-240m-operating-profit-in-q1-fy2026</loc>
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<image:caption>LNG tanker MOL Hestia</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T02:21:29.900Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mitsui OSK Lines posts $240m operating profit in Q1 FY2026</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Japan, Mitsui OSK Lines, business news, financial results</news:keywords>
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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:publication_date>2026-08-12T01:58:59.735Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>VIDEO | Zimbabwe lake ferry tragedy leaves 15 dead, 27 missing</news:title>
<news:keywords>Africa, incidents, Zimbabwe, Lake Kariba, Mbuya Nehanda (vessel)</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/emergency-services/search-and-rescue/search-suspended-for-missing-boat-with-nine-people-aboard-in-federated-states-of-micronesia</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>USCGC Vincent Danz, the US Coast Guard's 62nd Sentinel-class fast response cutter</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-12T01:24:05.320Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Search suspended for missing boat with nine people aboard in Federated States of Micronesia</news:title>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/shipping/dry-cargo/pcc-pctc/grimaldi-takes-delivery-of-first-ship-in-new-car-carrier-series</loc>
<image:image>
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<image:caption>Grande Pacifico</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T22:02:25.427Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Grimaldi takes delivery of first ship in new car carrier series</news:title>
<news:keywords>Europe, Italy, Grimaldi Group, Asia, China, China Merchants Heavy Industry, Grande Pacifico (vessel), RINA, Belgium, United Kingdom</news:keywords>
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<url>
<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/mermaid-maritime-posts-operating-losses-in-q2-2026-due-to-lower-ti-and-decommissioning-activity</loc>
<image:image>
<image:loc>https://media.assettype.com/bairdmaritime/2025-05-15/59mgo5ig/bairdmaritimeimportwp-contentuploads191101-1-Mermaid1.jpg</image:loc>
<image:caption>The dive support vessel Mermaid Asiana</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T21:20:33.419Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Mermaid Maritime posts operating losses in Q2 2026 due to lower T&amp;I and decommissioning activity</news:title>
<news:keywords>Asia, Thailand, Mermaid Maritime, business news, financial results, Mermaid Endurer (vessel), MENA, North Sea, Europe, Africa</news:keywords>
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<loc>https://www.bairdmaritime.com/offshore/vessels-rigs/arabian-drilling-reports-q2-revenue-decline-on-rig-suspensions</loc>
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<image:caption>Arabian Drilling (representative only)</image:caption>
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<news:language>en</news:language>
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<news:publication_date>2026-08-11T19:17:17.634Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Arabian Drilling reports Q2 revenue decline on rig suspensions</news:title>
<news:keywords>MENA, Saudi Arabia, Arabian Drilling Company, financial results, business news</news:keywords>
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