Published Feb 8, 2026 10:32 PM by The Maritime Executive
[By Tom Baxter] Last year, Chinese companies’ “engagement” in 150 countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) reached...
Published Feb 8, 2026 8:38 PM by The Maritime Executive
The recent movements of the sanctioned chemical/oil products tanker Silver (IMO 9309576) are a rich illustration of how the attrac...
Published Feb 8, 2026 6:15 PM by The Conversation
[By Alicia M. Battaglia] As the world races to electrify everything from cars to cities, the demand for high-performance, long-las...
Published Feb 8, 2026 2:06 PM by The Strategist
China’s ambassador has chosen a public platform to apply pressure on Australia, shape domestic debate and threaten retaliation ove...
Published Feb 5, 2026 3:54 PM by Harry Valentine
Discussions are underway in Canada in regard to the future development of the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. During the early to...
Published Feb 4, 2026 2:48 PM by The Strategist
By decisively consolidating his personal power, President Xi Jinping’s latest purge of senior military leadership increases strate...
Published Feb 4, 2026 7:35 AM by Josephine Le
Recent reports concerning Chinese seafarers who traveled overseas for what they believed were legitimate job opportunities, only t...
Published Feb 3, 2026 10:45 AM by Capt. Patrick Molenda (USN, ret'd)
When the container ship Ever Given grounded itself across the Suez Canal in 2021, the economic shock spread far beyond the Middle...
Published Feb 1, 2026 5:15 PM by Erik Broekhuizen / Poten & Partners
Last week, in our annual forecasting opinion ("A Fool's Game?"), we prognosticated that the tanker orderbook will decline in 2026....
Published Feb 1, 2026 3:20 PM by John Nicholson
Inspection reports across much of the commercial fleet paint a reassuring picture. Fire detection systems are operational, fixed f...
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