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Decoding Key Naval Responses to the Red Sea Crisis

Since November 2023, the Red Sea has faced severe maritime disruptions due to attacks on commercial shipping by Yemen’s Houthis.
July 31, 2024

Can a Cyber Attack Control a Ship?

The digital age has introduced unprecedented conveniences, but it has also brought sophisticated challenges affecting every industry, including maritime operations. In this edition of Metis Insights,..
July 30, 2024

Cyber takeovers at sea and the rising tide of AI in maritime security

When a cargo vessel crashed into a Baltimore bridge, it cost lives, blocked a port, and cut off millions in cargo from the supply chain. It also sounded the alarm: what if cyber hijackings at sea..
July 29, 2024
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Shipping’s winners and losers from an end to the Red Sea shipping crisis

Despite recent military enhancements and rhetoric, there has been an eight-day lull in confirmed incidents in the Red Sea, as reported by UKMTO.
July 29, 2024

Why Can’t the U.S. Navy and Its Allies Stop the Houthis?

The global shipping industry faces a deteriorating situation with increasing delays, disruptions, and costs.
July 26, 2024
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Security, privacy and tax: navigating the risks of superyacht ownership

During the 60th Venice Biennale, amidst the prestigious art exhibition at the Giardini, another spectacle unfolded on the water with the presence of some of the world’s most opulent yachts.
July 25, 2024
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The Russian strategy in the Mediterranean

Russia has historically focused its naval strategy on continental waters, primarily the northern seas, rather than the Mediterranean.
July 24, 2024

Is China at War in the South China Sea?

Recent incidents in the South China Sea highlight China's aggressive maritime strategy.
July 23, 2024

Vessel Protection - Why where floating armouries created?

The upsurge of piracy in the Gulf of Aden and wider Indian Ocean in 2006 to 2009, led commercial ship owners to contract armed guards to protect their vessels transiting the formally specified High..
July 22, 2024

Maritime Security Levels

The International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code is an amendment to the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention (1974/1988) on minimum security arrangements for ships, ports and..
July 22, 2024