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Disruption Drives Shipping: How Geopolitical Tensions and Market Volatility Are Reshaping Global Maritime Trade

In a recent seminar organized by law firm Reed Smith and classification society DNV, Jakub Walenkiewicz, Principal Market Analyst at DNV, emphasised the role of disruption as a primary driver in recent shipping market developments.
October 04, 2024

Pacific Dragon: Is the Shipping Industry Ready for Containerized Missile Warfare?

The recent U.S. Navy exercise Pacific Dragon 2024 marked a pivotal moment in naval warfare, as it tested the launch of the Raytheon SM-3 Interceptor anti-ballistic missile from a containerized..
October 02, 2024

Somali Piracy Case Study: Lessons Learned From Handling the Captain Phillips Case

In 2009, the Maersk Alabama's capture by Somali pirates thrust the dangers encountered by maritime workers into the global spotlight. This high-profile incident, pivotal in teaching us about..
November 28, 2023

Naval Diplomacy: The Case For A Maritime G7

In a world hastily retreating from globalization, the maritime domain has emerged as the critical arena for global peace, prosperity, and security. However, a concerning vacuum of leadership has..
May 17, 2023

War on the Black Sea Enters its Second Year

When Russia invaded Ukraine early on February 24, 2022, many predicted a short conflict. Russia drove on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv from Belarus, while other forces took over the Donbas region..
March 10, 2023

Megayachts Run Low On Safe Harbors As Russia Sanctions Take Hold

When the $325 million Amadea superyacht that’s been linked to Russian billionaire Suleiman Kerimov sailed into Fiji in April, the captain may have figured he had found a safe haven.
June 30, 2022

Black Sea Ship Insurance Rates Continue To Rise Alongside Dangers To Commercial Shipping

The costs of insuring merchant ships sailing to ports in the Black Sea has spiralled out of control, becoming a huge potential impediment to the movement of Russian cargoes from the region.
April 13, 2022

Will A New Iron Curtain Fall On Shipping?

Francis Fukuyama, the American political scientist who once described the collapse of the Soviet Union as the “end of history,” suggested that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine might be called “the end of..
March 17, 2022