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		<title>Trump Doubles Down on Iran Blockade as Peace Talks Hang in Balance</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[U.S. President&#160;Donald Trump&#160;on Monday escalated his rhetoric on the Iran conflict, claiming the U.S. is “winning… by a lot” while signaling that Washington has no intention of easing its maritime...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Opens Tariff Refund Portal as Companies Rush to Reclaim $166 Billion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:02:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The refund system set up to allow companies to recover illegally collected tariffs from the U.S. government went live on Monday as thousands of companies rushed to file claims.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Search Intensifies After Cargo Ship Mariana Found Overturned Near Saipan</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:36:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Coast Guard and an expanding multinational task force are racing against time in the remote waters of the western Pacific after the U.S.-flagged cargo vessel&#160;Mariana&#160;was discovered overturned northeast...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Iran Considers US Talks in Pakistan With Blockade Still Unresolved</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran's ports, a major hurdle for Iran to rejoin peace efforts.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Industry Floods Into Autonomous Vessel Race as U.S. Navy Opens MUSV Marketplace</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:06:27 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A wave of announcements from defense technology firms, shipbuilders, and autonomy specialists is rapidly transforming the U.S. Navy’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel (MUSV) program into one of the most competitive...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>EU to Widen Iran Sanctions to Those Who Block Hormuz</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut for nearly two months upending global energy and commodities markets, two EU diplomats said.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>U.S. Extends Russian Oil Wind-Down License Despite Earlier Pledge to Let It Expire</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Treasury Department has quietly extended its sanctions wind-down authorization for Russian oil cargoes already at sea, issuing a new general license that allows shipments to continue flowing through...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hormuz Crisis Enters Dangerous New Phase as U.S. Seizes Vessel and Attacks Resume</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schuler]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:41:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A volatile weekend in the Strait of Hormuz has exposed the widening gap between political claims that the waterway is “open” and the operational reality facing commercial shipping, as attacks,...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Oceans Apart, One Voyage: IntegratingCollaborative Online InternationalLearning into Maritime Education.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:49:43 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dr Adele Merlino Ph.D &#124; Anthony Rogone MS &#124; Captain Abhinandan Prasad Maritime education today stands at the intersection of tradition, regulation, and rapidly evolving global expectations. As the maritime...]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Ceasefire At Risk After US Seizes Iranian Ship, Iran Shuns Peace Talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A ceasefire between the United States and Iran appeared in jeopardy on Monday after the U.S. said it had seized an Iranian cargo ship that tried to run its blockade and Tehran vowed to retaliate, refusing for now to join new peace talks.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Hormuz Traffic at Standstill as US Vessel Seizure Widens Risk</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is at a virtual standstill on Monday after a brief and confused reopening over the weekend ended with the first US seizure of an Iranian vessel — underscoring just how difficult it will be to restore activity in the vital strait.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Pemex Undersea Pipeline Found To Cause Gulf Oil Spill</title>
		<link>https://gcaptain.com/pemex-undersea-pipeline-found-to-cause-gulf-oil-spill/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Bloomberg]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[By&#160;Scott Squires Apr 19, 2026 (Bloomberg) &#8211;An oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that soiled beaches, killed wildlife and sparked outrage from environmental groups was caused by a leaky...]]></description>
		
		
		
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