Op-Ed: UK Defence Investment Plan Delivers More But Not Enough

Published Jul 1, 2026 10:32 AM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

Not wishing to depress those of our readers who agree that the price of peace is the cost of preparing for war, your correspondent...

The Insurance Chokepoint: War-Risk Pricing as an Instrument of Coercion

Published Jun 30, 2026 5:53 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Bruce Randolph Tizes] Most analysis of the U.S.-Iran maritime war will focus on carrier strike group positioning, IRGC small-b...

Op-Ed: Safety Oversight Must Not be Pushed Out of Sight

Published Jun 29, 2026 4:44 PM by Arun Sharma

Posted in: Business

Shipping is being pulled in several directions at once, and the consequences are being felt not in theory but in the daily operati...

Op-Ed: How the Industry is Building S-100 Readiness

Published Jun 29, 2026 4:11 PM by Tom Mellor

Posted in: Government

The maritime sector is approaching a significant transition with the introduction of the S-100 framework. As a universal hydrograp...

The Floating Answer to the Green Steel Challenge

Published Jun 29, 2026 12:50 PM by Dialogue Earth

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

[By Emma Bryce] Rushi Kanakiya recycles ships from a 50-meter beachside plot overlooking the sea in Alang, India. Since 1985 his f...

Full Steam Ahead In the Strait of Hormuz? Not So Fast

On June 17, the US and Iran signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding (the “Islamabad Memorandum” or MoU). This set up a 60-da...

Op-Ed: In Ship Recycling, Progress Should Not Be Mistaken for the End State

Published Jun 26, 2026 5:59 PM by Capt. Soumitro Roy

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed’s recent article on ship recycling offers a thoughtful and erudite exposition of the legal relationship betwee...

Hormuz and the Era of Assymetry: Sea Mines and Unmanned Systems

Published Jun 26, 2026 2:34 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Admiral Massimo Vianello (Ret.) and Master Chief Petty Officer Giovanni Giorguli (Ret.)] The conflict between Iran and the Isr...

Global Ocean Protection is No Simple Equation

Published Jun 26, 2026 10:45 AM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

The global ambition to protect 30 percent of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 – known simply as “30x30” – has helped galvanize g...