China is Remaking the South China Sea With a Return to Island-Building

Published Apr 28, 2026 9:13 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Lowell Bautista] After nearly a decade of relative pause, China has resumed large-scale island-building in the South China Sea...

Why Freight Decarbonization Must Become Network-Based

Published Apr 28, 2026 12:29 AM by Mikael Lind et al.

Posted in: Shipping

[By Mikael Lind, Sandra Haraldson, Wolfgang Lehmacher, Thomas Bjørdal, Valdemar Ehlers, Cecilia Gabrielii, Ida Kallmyr Lerheim, Ke...

China's Push Beyond the First Island Chain

Published Apr 27, 2026 10:47 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

[By Joe Keary, Raji Rajagopalan and Linus Cohen]dd China’s defense and security presence beyond the Western Pacific is set to inte...

Churn in Horn of Africa Political Alliances

Published Apr 26, 2026 1:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The Horn of Africa, embracing Eritrea with its Red Sea coastline, Djibouti and the component parts of what used to be Somalia, is...

With the Ceasefire on the Brink, Gulf States Prepare

Published Apr 25, 2026 5:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

With the ceasefire between Iran and its adversaries hanging in the balance, a lack of substantial progress in the negotiations tak...

The IRGC's Hormuz Toll System is Unlikely to be Exposed

Published Apr 23, 2026 5:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Tasnim and Fars, both IRGC-linked semi-official news agencies in Iran, have claimed that Strait of Hormuz transit fees are being d...

How Officers Manage Bulker Overloading Risks on the Mississippi

Each year, hundreds of bulk carriers load grain and soybeans along the Mississippi River, intending to transit the Panama Canal. W...

From Fossil Fuels to Shore Power With the Port of San Diego

Published Apr 22, 2026 7:44 PM by Port of San Diego

Posted in: Ports

The maritime industry has evolved to integrate renewable energy, emissions reduction strategies, and eco-efficiency within every a...

Helping Iran, China is a Party in the War

Published Apr 22, 2026 4:24 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

[By Raji Rajagopalan] China may claim neutrality and call for peace in the Middle East, but it is heavily invested in the Iran con...