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		<title>Six Vessels Hit in Strait of Hormuz Since Sunday</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Another tanker has been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, bringing the number of vessels reported hit in the strategic waterway since Sunday to at least six. UK Maritime Trade...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Three Dead, Two Missing After Rescue Boat Capsizes Off South Africa</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Three seafarers have died and two remain missing after a rescue boat capsized during an emergency response from the South African emergency towing vessel&#160;Umkhuseli. The incident occurred Wednesday, September 30,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Port Congestion Ties Up 12% of Global Global Container Shipping Capacity</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Global shipping is not running short of ships. The bigger problem is that a growing share of them are getting caught in congestion. Roughly 12% of global container ship capacity...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Saudis Plan Assault on Houthis to Break Red Sea Chokehold</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Saudi Arabia is planning an offensive against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, with options being considered including a coastal push to secure the Red Sea shipping route or an assault on multiple fronts, regional and Western officials told Reuters. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>G7 to Release Up to 100 Million Barrels of Diesel, Crude</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Group of Seven nations and its partners are to release as much as 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel stocks amid pressure from the Trump administration to quell rising fuel prices.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Adds Carrier and 10,000 Troops to Middle East</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:55:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Pentagon is deploying an additional aircraft carrier and 10,000 sailors and Marines to the Persian Gulf, according to a US official, a move that gives American commanders more options if President Donald Trump chooses to escalate attacks on Iran.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts ‘Dark Fleet’ Fuel Shipment to Cuba</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/u-s-coast-guard-intercepts-dark-fleet-fuel-shipment-to-cuba/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted a vessel carrying fuel to Cuba after an international enforcement operation found large quantities of fuel concealed inside the ship’s ballast tanks. The&#160;Coast Guard...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>No Lights, No Radio: Getting Oil Through Hormuz Is a Risky Job</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:45:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The tanker captain summoned his years of experience when he saw the blast in front of him. He veered his 300-meter-long ship around the vessel ahead and could see a fire had started. He called the US Navy to tell them of the attack.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Alaska LNG Could Cost More Than Double Gulf Coast Rivals, Raising Questions Over Economics</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:43:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump's push to steer $54 billion of South Korean investment into Alaska LNG is putting a fresh focus on a 20 million-ton-a-year export project that would cost more than twice as much as a comparable US Gulf Coast plant.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Hits Eight Russian Ships in New Sanctions Package</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:37:13 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on eight ships as part of a broader package targeting Russian energy revenues, maritime logistics and individuals accused of supporting Moscow’s war in Ukraine....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Another Tanker Hit in Strait of Hormuz as Attacks Continue</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:28:21 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tanker has been struck by an unknown projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the latest in a string of attacks that have emerged over the past several days...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Targets Iran’s Rail and Shadow Banking Networks as Maritime Blockade Tightens</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gCaptain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration expanded its economic campaign against Iran on Thursday, targeting the country’s rail system, major industrial companies and a Russia-linked shadow banking network that U.S. officials say has...]]></description>
		
		
		
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