Automation has changed how maritime teams consume information. It’s easier than ever to pull headlines, scrape alerts, and generate summaries. But in high-consequence environments — shipping security, LNG schedules, cruise itineraries, tanker routing, crew transfer planning — speed without verification can become risk.
When information is automatically aggregated, teams often lose:
Source clarity — where did this data originate?
Verification — was it confirmed, debunked, or reclassified?
Context — does it indicate intent, capability, pattern, or just noise?
Operational relevance — what changes for my route, port call, or security posture?
A system that can’t answer those questions forces your team to spend time validating — or worse, to make decisions on unverified assumptions.
Analyst verification isn’t just “someone read it.” It’s tradecraft:
Cross-checking against multiple sources and known patterns
Assessing reliability, likelihood, and operational implications
Distinguishing one-off anomalies from repeatable trends
Flagging what to brief to Masters, security teams, and shore ops
That is why MIB is becoming subscriber-only in January — it’s designed as a weekly decision product produced by experienced intelligence analysts, backed by proprietary datasets.
Weekly maritime risk is rarely “just piracy” or “just geopolitics.” Increasingly it’s:
Electronic interference affecting navigation and compliance
Cyber activity that impacts ports, terminals, and vessel operations
Environmental regulations that create operational constraints and reporting needs
Regional security events that cascade into insurance exposure and scheduling disruption
Secure Voyager Hub is built around analyst-verified incidents, advisories, and time filters to help teams see what’s changing — not just what’s happening.
A weekly cadence is where strategy meets operations:
Enough time to identify pattern shifts
Fast enough to brief before the next sequence of port calls and transits
Structured enough for internal circulation (HSSEQ, security, ops, compliance)
For January only: $100/year (usually $150/year) for full weekly access.
Get the January annual offer: