Op-Ed: Royal Navy Still Stuck in the Doldrums

Published Oct 11, 2026 2:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

There has been no appreciable change in the Royal Navy's dire financial situation, which has seen its capability sink below what i...

Op-Ed: Decarbonization in Shipping is More Than a Single Decision

Published Oct 9, 2026 6:16 PM by Oskar Levander

Posted in: Shipping

The maritime industry entered 2026 with less regulatory certainty than it had a year earlier, not more. The most consequential pie...

The VL Prosperity Breach: What U.S. Cybersecurity Rules Already Require

Published Oct 9, 2026 4:27 PM by Liz Martin

Posted in: Government

On August 21, 2026, U.S. Coast Guard law enforcement, USCG Cyber Protection Team (CPT), a vessel inspector and FBI Cyber Action Te...

Investigating the Hidden Costs of World’s Farmed Seafood

Published Oct 9, 2026 2:09 PM by The Outlaw Ocean Project

Posted in: Environment

For nearly a decade, the Outlaw Ocean Project, the non-profit journalistic organization that I founded, has produced high-impact i...

Op-Ed: An America-First Approach in Yemen

Published Oct 5, 2026 2:02 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

Posted in: Government

[By Grace Wermenbol] On May 6, 2025, following a weeks-long bombardment on Houthi targets in Yemen, US President Donald Trump decl...

Op-Ed: Europe's Shipping Future Depends on Stronger Ship Management

Published Oct 4, 2026 9:43 PM by Andreas Hadjipetrou

Posted in: Business

The role of the ship manager is expanding at a time when owners are applying increased pressure on management fees. That tension s...

Op-Ed: What America Must Change to Make Korean Shipbuilding Matter

Published Oct 4, 2026 6:13 PM by CIMSEC

Posted in: Shipbuilding

[By Dr. Marcus Jones] For the first time in decades, the United States is being forced to think seriously about naval shipbuilding...

Poten: Sky-High Tanker Rates are Driving Refiners' Oil Buying Decisions

A review of Poten's Daily Market Report, which monitors spot freight rates on many of the key tanker trade routes, shows eyewateri...

Op-Ed: People Are the Powerbase of the Shipping Business

Published Oct 1, 2026 9:55 PM by Elpi Petraki

Posted in: Business

Decarbonisation, digitalisation, shifting patterns of global trade and an increasing level of influence from Asia are continuing t...