Op-Ed: FMC Chairman DiBella Calls for Rethinking IMO’s Net-Zero Framework

Published Aug 21, 2026 1:02 PM by Laura DiBella

Posted in: Environment

The Net-Zero Framework (NZF), currently under consideration at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is an effort to redu...

Op-Ed: War With Iran Has Left Western World Exposed to Ballistic Missiles

Published Aug 20, 2026 8:35 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

In six months of on-again, off-again fighting with Iran, the United States has effectively exhausted its supply of heavy air defen...

Op-Ed: Elbridge Colby's S. China Sea Reassurance Deepens Manila's Trilemma

Published Aug 18, 2026 3:27 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Richard Javad Heydarian] The festering conflict in the Strait of Hormuz coupled with the stubborn military deadlock in Ukraine...

Op-Ed: Marine Heatwaves are Cooking Ocean Ecosystems, And Will Get Stronger

Published Aug 16, 2026 1:00 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

[By Sina Pinter and Nicole L. Jones] You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Thos...

Will Chinese Oil Imports Rebound After the Iran War?

For several decades, there has been one reliable growth engine for oil demand in the world: China. China’s massive growth in oil d...

Scarborough Shoal and the Philippines’ Paper Trail in the South China Sea

Published Aug 14, 2026 5:33 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

In the South China Sea, power is usually measured in ships, patrols and presence. In July, the Philippines opened a quieter front:...

Iranian Leadership Changes Signal Regime's War Plan

Published Aug 10, 2026 8:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Within Iran’s political leadership, factions compete for power and influence. Of late, these struggles have been between the IRGC...

Remembering Guido Perla: Engineering Ideas Into Reality

Published Aug 10, 2026 2:39 PM by Chris Chuhran, P.E.

Posted in: Shipbuilding

For more than five decades, Guido Perla stood among the most respected naval architects in the world. As founder and president of...

The Future of Fleet Efficiency is Stacked Optimization

Published Aug 10, 2026 2:04 PM by Magnus Mikkelsen

Posted in: Shipping

Implementing stackable energy-saving technology provides shipowners and operators with a class-certified, engine-safe pathway to m...