What Happens Next After the Expiration of the Hormuz MoU?

Published Aug 24, 2026 12:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

The maritime community, as it has had to for much of the last six months, is having to work out for itself what is happening in th...

Stepping Stones to Security: Pacifying the Iranian-Held Tunb Islands

Published Aug 23, 2026 6:18 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Government

[By Francis J. Bell] Abu Musa, Greater Tunb, and Lesser Tunb occupy positions of strategic importance disproportionate to their si...

AI Companies Look to the Ocean as a Place to Put Data Centers

Published Aug 23, 2026 2:34 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Business

[By Nir Kshetri] The artificial intelligence boom is driving unprecedented demand for data centers, raising concerns about their g...

China Opens New Arctic Trade Route–But Obstacles Will Prevent Its Wider Use

Published Aug 21, 2026 4:10 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Shipping

[By Edward Rhys Jones} Sea Legend, a Chinese shipping line, recently announced it was launching a regular container service betwee...

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...