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		<title>Trump Administration Unveils Seafood Strategy to Boost U.S. Fishing Fleet and Domestic Production</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration on Friday unveiled its America First Seafood Strategy, outlining plans to strengthen the U.S. commercial fishing industry through regulatory reform, investment in fishing vessels and shoreside infrastructure,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>MARAD’s Training Ship Success Offers a Blueprint for U.S. Shipbuilding</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ira Breskin]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Maritime Administration (MARAD) recently embraced VCM when procuring a new generation of training ships for five of the six state maritime academies. To date, MARAD contractor TOTE Services has delivered four of the five vessels.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>USTR Proposes Extending China Ship Port Fee Suspension Through January 2027</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Trump administration is proposing to extend its suspension of port fees targeting China-linked vessels for another two months, pushing their potential return into January 2027 as Washington and Beijing...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Record Tanker Rates Threaten to Push U.S. Oil Exports to Asia to Seven-Year Low</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[US crude oil exports to Asia are set to hit multi-year lows after the Iran war disrupted global shipping and pushed the cost to lease a tanker for the Pacific journey to a record of almost $80 million. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Rare Russian Diesel Shipment Expected in Norfolk November 2, Ahead of Tanker Bound for New York</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lori Ann LaRocco]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tanker carrying Russian diesel is expected to arrive in Norfolk, Virginia, on November 2, potentially becoming the first such shipment to reach the United States in more than three...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>HD Hyundai–Kiewit Shipyard Plan Signals New Phase in South Korea’s U.S. Shipbuilding Push</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:52:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[South Korea’s push to help rebuild the American shipbuilding industry is moving beyond investments in existing shipyards and toward the development of entirely new production capacity. The latest example comes...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>First Russian Diesel From Putin-Trump Deal Heading for US</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Reuters]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The first Russian diesel bound for the US following a surprise agreement reached between Moscow and US President Donald Trump is aboard a tanker heading for New York, ship-tracking data showed on Friday.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>South Korean Shipowner Sinokor Dominates Hormuz Transits as Oil Flows Rebound</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:14:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A little-known South Korean shipowner dominated oil transits through the Strait of Hormuz in September, data from intelligence firms suggest, with the group’s vessels moving more barrels than the next three owners combined.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>HD Hyundai to Build US Shipyard with Kiewit, Create 3,000 Jobs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:58:05 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[HD Hyundai Co 267250.KS said on Friday it has signed a deal with Kiewit Corp to start building an advanced US shipyard next year, with operations expected to begin in 2029 and create about 3,000 domestic jobs.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Nor-Shipping brings new Focus to AI, Ports and Marketing in 2027</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/nor-shipping-brings-new-focus-to-ai-ports-and-marketing-in-2027/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gCaptain]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Nor-Shipping is revamping its knowledge-sharing offer with a brand new stage created for day-long ‘deep dives’ into fast-moving and strategically important subjects. Christened Focus Stage, the fresh platform will be...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Empire State VII to Return to New York After Months-Long Navy Mission Plans Scrapped</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/empire-state-vii-to-return-to-new-york-after-months-long-navy-mission-plans-scrapped/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 19:01:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[SUNY Maritime College’s training ship Empire State VII is expected to return to its Fort Schuyler campus by mid-November after the federal government abruptly changed plans for a months-long deployment...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>China Tightens Grip on Global Shipbuilding as Order Book Hits Near-Record High</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/china-tightens-grip-on-global-shipbuilding-as-order-book-hits-near-record-high/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[China has further cemented its dominance of global shipbuilding, capturing nearly three-quarters of new orders over the past year as the industry&#8217;s order book approaches record levels, according to new...]]></description>
		
		
		
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