Mia Bennett
Mia Bennett
Mia Bennett is an assistant professor in the Geography Department and School of Modern Languages & Cultures (China Studies Programme) at the University of Hong Kong. Her research and writing focus on how commodities cycles, globalization, and climate change are affecting trade networks, transportation, and natural resource development in the Arctic. She is a frequent contributor to The Maritime Executive Magazine.
New Frontiers
Humans first harnessed the power of the wind to ply rivers and seas. Beginning at least 5,500 years ago, ancient Egyptians hoisted...
New Priorities
In the 3rd century BC, Rhodian seafarers sailing the wine-dark waters of the Mediterranean established the foundations of maritime...
Classification Societies Guide Ships to a Greener Tomorrow
In the 3rd century BC, Rhodian seafarers sailing the wine-dark waters of the Mediterranean established the foundations of maritime...
Back to the Future
In 1838, with black smoke belching out of its single funnel, the steamship SS Sirius sailed into New York Harbor, having left Irel...
Opinion: Russia's Arctic Gas is Funding the War in Ukraine
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the seven other member states of the Arctic Council have hit a “pause&rdq...
Could NASA's Newest Satellite Witness an Ice-Free Arctic Ocean?
On September 27, from Vandenberg Space Force Base on the coast of southern California, NASA’s newest satellite rocketed into...
Future-Proofing Merchant Mariners
With declarations that the age of unmanned navigation is upon us, merchant mariners may worry that they’ll soon be unemploye...
Deadline-Keeping
For as long as ships have sailed at sea, they’ve needed ballast to remain stable and seaworthy. Centuries ago, vessels used...
Breaking Down the US Navy’s Blueprint for a Blue Arctic
With climate change and an increasingly unstable international order, the U.S. Navy is releasing new Arctic strategies at an accel...
In Just 20 Years, Ships Could Cross an Open Arctic Ocean
Sailing via the North Pole was impossible until the 1950s. Now, it is all but inevitable. Even if all greenhouse gas emissions cea...