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		<title>Europe Swaps Russian Gas Dependence for U.S. LNG Reliance as Middle East Turmoil Tightens Squeeze</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Malte Humpert]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Europe’s rush to quit Russian pipeline gas has created a new energy vulnerability: growing dependence on U.S. liquefied natural gas, as war-linked supply disruptions in the Middle East push the continent deeper into reliance on seaborne fuel.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Chinese Supertanker Attempts Hormuz Passage, Data Show</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 08:16:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A Chinese supertanker carrying two million barrels of Iraqi crude was attempting to sail through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to LSEG and Kpler ship-tracking data.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iraq and Pakistan Strike Iran Transit Deals to Move Oil and LNG Through Hormuz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 22:39:26 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Both Iraq and Pakistan have cut deals with Iran to ship oil and liquefied natural gas from the Gulf, according to five sources with knowledge of the matter, in a demonstration of Tehran's ability to control energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>UK Leads 40-Nation Defensive Mission to Secure Strait of Hormuz</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:59:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The United Kingdom is significantly expanding its military commitment to securing the Strait of Hormuz, announcing Tuesday that it will deploy autonomous mine-hunting systems, counter-drone technology, Typhoon fighter jets, and...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Supply-Chain Stress That Peaked in Covid Heads Higher Again</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[(Bloomberg) &#8212; The impact of the energy crisis on the global economy in recent months is showing up in gauges of supply-chain stress that flashed red during the pandemic, adding...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Greek operators meet evolving connectivity demands with Inmarsat NexusWave</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/greek-operators-meet-evolving-connectivity-demands-with-inmarsat-nexuswave/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gCaptain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:45:51 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Inmarsat’s fully managed multi-network connectivity service is facilitating fleetwide digital transformation for a growing cohort of Greek ship owners and managers. As&#160;the world’s leading&#160;ship owning&#160;nation, Greece is&#160;pivotal to the pace of&#160;maritime digitalisation....]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Maersk Keeping Strait of Hormuz Transits Suspended as Ceasefire Confidence Wavers</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:30 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A.P. Moller &#8211; Maersk said Tuesday it is continuing to avoid transits through the Strait of Hormuz amid uncertainty surrounding the fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran, underscoring the...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Bing, Bing, Gone: Is Trump Underestimating Iran’s Fast Attack Craft?</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/bing-bing-gone-is-trump-underestimating-irans-fast-attack-craft/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 16:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s latest social media bravado about Iranian “fast attack ships” may play well online, but maritime security experts and even the U.S. military’s own assessments suggest the threat...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iraqi Supertanker Pulls Back From U.S. Hormuz Blockade</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz remains largely shuttered, with Iran-linked vessels dominating what little traffic is moving across the waterway. An Iraqi supertanker’s rare passage has come to a halt after a retreat from the US naval blockade line.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>America’s Nuclear Shipping Revival Is About More Than Reactors</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/americas-nuclear-shipping-revival-is-about-more-than-reactors/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Paul Morgan]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Sean Duffy&#8217;s MARAD initiative may look like another Trump-era energy dominance announcement, but beneath the politics lies a serious industrial question: can the United States build the regulatory, shipyard, insurance...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Foreign Operators of M/V Dali Indicted Over Fatal Baltimore Bridge Collapse</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/foreign-operators-of-m-v-dali-indicted-over-fatal-baltimore-bridge-collapse/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:46:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Federal prosecutors have brought criminal charges against the foreign ship management companies and a technical superintendent tied to the catastrophic collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, marking a major...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Planes With Hantavirus Cruise Passengers Land in the Netherlands; Hospital Quarantines 12</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/planes-with-hantavirus-cruise-passengers-land-in-the-netherlands-hospital-quarantines-12/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Two planes with 28 passengers from the MV Hondius cruise ship, which was hit by a hantavirus outbreak, landed in the Netherlands on Tuesday and a Dutch hospital treating a hantavirus patient quarantined 12 staffers in a preventative measure.]]></description>
		
		
		
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