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METIS INSIGHTS: China sets its sights on the Tropics: Sino- Caribbean and Central American relations are reshaping maritime infrastructure investment

How is China expanding its maritime influence in the Caribbean and Central America? What role does China's Belt and Road Initiative play in Caribbean infrastructure? Why is Chinese investment in..
November 14, 2024

Metis Insights: Yemen's Failed Truce

Yemen’s warring sides have failed to reach an agreement to extend a nationwide ceasefire. What does this mean for the maritime domain?
October 13, 2022

METIS INSIGHT:  The Ukrainian Conflict-Fundamentals, Conflict dynamics and commercial considerations

What is the impact on shipping, ports and commercial operations of Russia's invasion of Ukraine? The Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent impact on commercial operations therein, has..
May 20, 2022

METIS INSIGHTS What can be learned from the IUU Fishing-Piracy Nexus?

From Fishermen to Pirates – What can be learned from the IUU Fishing-Piracy Nexus? Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is an overarching term which refers to a combination of illicit..
February 04, 2022
13 Min Read

Out of the Shadows and Into the Light Background context to the Iran-Israel Shadow War  

On July 29th, the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T MERCER STREET was attacked off the coast of Oman, resulting in the deaths of two onboard personnel: a Romanian national, understood to be the vessel..
January 18, 2022

West Africa: where have the pirates gone?

The Gulf of Guinea has been the global epicentre of maritime crime and piracy for some time now. However, throughout 2021 the well-established trend of increasing incidents, often involving the..
December 07, 2021

METIS INSIGHT: The ISPS Code and Modern Maritime Security

This edition of METIS Inform considers whether the International Ship and Port Facility Code (ISPS) adequately accounts for the nuance of the multidimensional, varying, and evolving nature of risk in..
November 03, 2021
14 Min Read

METIS INSIGHT High Risk Areas and Maritime War Risk

This edition of METIS Inform is a revised issue of a piece we published in May 2021. The content of that piece has since partly come to fruition, with the shipping industry noting the need for a..
September 01, 2021

What are the implications of the M/T MERCER STREET incident?

On July 29th, the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T MERCER STREET was attacked off the coast of Oman, resulting in the deaths of two onboard personnel: a Romanian national, understood to be the vessel..
August 03, 2021

METIS INSIGHT Deep Blue Project: How Will Success Be Measured?

Nigeria’s delayed ‘Integrated National Security and Waterways Protection Infrastructure’ framework, also known as The Deep Blue Project (DBP), is finally set to commence this month, several years..
June 09, 2021