Agility at Sea: Geopolitical Shocks Reshape Energy Shipping

Published Apr 5, 2026 3:26 PM by Glenn Schatz

Posted in: Shipping

Conflict in the Middle East has practically halted shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The narrow passageway is not tec...

Op-Ed: An Urgent Need for Quicker and Cheaper Naval Procurement

Published Apr 5, 2026 1:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Conflict in Ukraine, over the last several years in the Near East, and now over Iran, has done nothing to undermine a truth establ...

Competing Strategies Emerge for Opening the Strait of Hormuz

Published Apr 3, 2026 11:28 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

A resumption of international freedom of movement through the Strait of Hormuz is clearly of vital importance to the maritime comm...

China's Deep Sea Mining Research May Be Cover for Surveillance

Published Apr 2, 2026 11:26 PM by Mongabay

Posted in: Government

[By Elizabeth Claire Alberts and Kara Fox] A Mongabay and CNN investigation found the eight Chinese state-owned ships that conduct...

How Iran Can Stop Shipping With Mines, From the Arabian Gulf to the Red Sea

Published Apr 2, 2026 9:31 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Shipping

[By Andy Perry] Just reports of mines are often sufficient to disrupt maritime traffic. Even if ship owners, crews and insurers we...

Op-Ed: HKC Certification Can't Substitute for the Basel Convention

Published Mar 30, 2026 9:49 PM by Prof. Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

Posted in: Shipping

The global ship recycling debate sits at the intersection of two legal regimes that were never designed to fit neatly together. On...

Cyber Risk in Shipping: From Technical Threat to Business Reality

Published Mar 30, 2026 2:12 PM by Taher Afridi

Posted in: Business

Cybersecurity in shipping is still too often framed as a technical issue, something for IT teams to manage in the background. From...

Op-Ed: Where Have All the Daniel Inouyes Gone?

Published Mar 30, 2026 2:09 PM by Benjamin Miner

Posted in: Government

Regardless of your political leanings, it's hard to argue that the late Senator Daniel Inouye's life reads like a work of fiction....

Architecture of Adaptability: Designing Vessels to Stand the Test of Time

Published Mar 29, 2026 4:13 PM by Boksa Marine Design

Posted in: Shipping

The marine and maritime industries are currently navigating a sea of rapid technological evolution. For commercial and government...