"Navalization" of Economic Warfare Turns Trade Routes Into Zones of Force

Published Jul 23, 2026 4:34 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Government

[By John Calabrese] With more than 80% of global trade by volume being transported by sea, maritime shipping lanes are indispensab...

Mixed Messages for Maritime in the Refreshed UK Government

Published Jul 22, 2026 8:12 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

There are mixed messages for the maritime community in the appointment of ministers to the government of the UK’s latest Prime Min...

An Imperative Case for eLoran

Published Jul 22, 2026 3:59 PM by Victor Tasiemski

Posted in: Shipping

Imagine a liquefied natural gas (LNG) or an oil tanker transiting some of the world's most strategically important waterways while...

Floating Data Centers: Uptime is the Product

Published Jul 21, 2026 6:14 PM by Frank Genco

Posted in: Business

Frank Genco, ABS Vice President of Strategic Account Program writes that with the right partners, data center operators will find...

When Compliance Becomes Performance

Published Jul 21, 2026 1:31 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

Posted in: Shipping

The modern shipping industry has become increasingly proficient at demonstrating compliance. Documentation is available. Procedure...

Autonomous Technology Makes it Possible to be a Mariner - On Land

Published Jul 19, 2026 8:59 PM by Gemini News

Posted in: Government

[By Henriette Louise Krogness] Uncrewed vessels that navigate themselves and notify operators when they need support from shore-ba...

Covert Maritime Intelligence and Russia’s Shadow Fleet

Published Jul 19, 2026 1:34 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Catherine Marie Abbott] It is widely documented that Russia has leveraged various threat vectors to employ coercive and ancill...

The MASS Code

[By Priyatham Sanjeeva Reddy, Ramidi] On 1 July 2026, the International Code of Safety for Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS...

The Eight-Hour Test: How Cruise Ships Complete a Turnaround Day

A cruise ship's turnaround day is often viewed from the passenger side as the end of one holiday and the beginning of another. For...