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The Maritime Intelligence Brief (MIB) is moving to subscriber-only in January — here’s why

For more than five years, Dryad Global’s Maritime Intelligence Brief (MIB) has been produced weekly to help maritime professionals track what’s changing and what to do about it across the global..
December 16, 2025

Maritime Intelligence Brief – 1 December 2025

This week’s Maritime Intelligence Brief – 1 December 2025 highlights how quickly the risk picture is shifting across both traditional and emerging theatres. From Black Sea sabotage to cyber-enabled..
December 02, 2025

Maritime Intelligence Brief – 24 November 2025

Iranian cyber operators pulling live AIS data before a missile launch. U.S. bombers circling the Caribbean as tensions with Venezuela rise. Shadow fleets, cyber campaigns and regional flashpoints..
November 25, 2025

Maritime Intelligence Brief – 17 November 2025

Black Sea escalation, Hormuz tension, and rising pressure in the East China Sea. Commercial shipping is navigating another complex week of geopolitical tension, targeted attacks, and evolving..
November 18, 2025

Somali piracy, South China Sea tensions and shore-side cyber risk: this week in maritime intelligence

Every week, Dryad Global’s Maritime Intelligence Brief distils hundreds of data points into a single, decision-ready picture of global maritime risk. This week’s brief highlights how threats are..
November 11, 2025

Weekly Maritime Intelligence Brief — 3 November 2025

This week’s brief highlights a high-impact UAV strike in the Black Sea, a renewed spike in Somali piracy activity, seasonal risk signals in the Gulf of Guinea, and a busy Indo-Pacific security..
November 04, 2025

Maritime Intelligence Brief — Week of 13 October 2025

This week’s picture is defined by a fragile Israel–Hamas ceasefire, a conditional Houthi pause that does not remove risk to Red Sea trade, a coast-guard confrontation in the South China Sea, and a..
October 14, 2025

Maritime Security Outlook: Gulf of Aden Escalations, GPS Interference in the Gulf, and Piracy Risks Rising

The global maritime security landscape continues to shift rapidly, with new threats emerging across strategic waterways from the Gulf of Aden to the Arabian Sea. This week’s Dryad Global Maritime..
October 07, 2025

Weekly Maritime Intelligence Brief – 29 September 2025

Global maritime security remains volatile this week, with significant incidents reported across the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea, and broader Red Sea region — highlighting the evolving risks facing..
October 01, 2025

Dryad Global Maritime Intelligence Brief — Week of 22 September 2025

This week’s picture is defined by a U.S. naval surge in the southern Caribbean, major weather-driven disruption across Chinese ports, and renewed tension at Scarborough Shoal. Below we summarise the..
September 24, 2025