U.S. Shipyard Workers Blast White House's Suspension of Chinese Ship Fees

Published Nov 9, 2025 4:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  When the Trump administration agreed to suspend its Section 301 fees on Chinese-built ships late last month, Americ...

Op-Ed: Basel and the HKC are Legally Compatible

Published Nov 9, 2025 3:33 PM by Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed

Posted in: Government

  Note: This article responds to Dr Nikos Mikelis, Chair of BIMCO’s Ship Recycling Alliance, and his piece “Re...

Is the Tanker Orderbook Getting Too High?

The tanker market has been on a roll in the last few months due to a combination of factors. Increased sanctions (enforcement),...

The Hong Kong Convention Is Here, But Compliance Alone Will Not Save It

Published Nov 9, 2025 11:33 AM by Stephen Grist

Posted in: Shipping

  Three months after the Hong Kong Convention (HKC) came into force, the ship recycling industry looks much the same. The...

Smart Analytics for Proactive Threat Detection in Ports and Harbors

Published Nov 5, 2025 11:04 AM by Jose Rojas

Posted in: Ports

An estimated 11 billion tons of cargo pass through global ports and harbors every year, illustrating the importance of maritime fa...

UK Pauses Legislation to Transfer Chagos Islands to Mauritius

Published Nov 4, 2025 2:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  Britain's governing Labour Party has paused the progress of legislation to implement the recent diplomatic agre...

Maritime Statecraft and its Future

Published Nov 2, 2025 5:43 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

  [By Steve Brock and Hunter Stires] With shipping and shipbuilding receiving high-level political and diplomatic atten...

The West Needs to Draw a Line on Russian and Chinese Gray-Zone Provocations

Published Nov 2, 2025 11:27 AM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

  [By Jake Thrupp] The West must draw clear red lines for responding to gray-zone aggression by China and Russia. Both...

Iran Steps Up Imports of Chinese Rocket Fuel Material

Published Oct 31, 2025 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

  Iran appears to have accelerated the import of sodium perchlorate, the primary material used to manufacture ammonium per...