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Maritime Intelligence Brief Preview: Escalation Risks in the Black Sea and a First in the Caspian

Maritime risk isn’t only about where you sail — it’s increasingly about what spills over into commercial operations when states and non-state actors push boundaries.
December 16, 2025

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

Chokepoints & interference: using Secure Voyager Hub to de‑risk Suez, Red Sea, Black Sea/Baltic and Malacca

Chokepoints concentrate risk. In the Suez and Red Sea, interference can escalate quickly; in the Black Sea and Baltic, AIS/GNSS spoofing challenges navigation and compliance; in the Malacca Strait,..
December 01, 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

Introducing the Upgraded Secure Voyager Hub: real‑time maritime risk with analyst context

Maritime risk moves fast — and without context, it’s hard to act. The upgraded Secure Voyager Hub (SVH) brings the live global picture together with analyst‑verified insights so bridge teams and..
November 03, 2025

Maritime Intelligence Brief — Week of 27 October 2025

This week’s picture is defined by a sharp security escalation in the Caribbean, with direct knock-ons for commercial shipping and cruise itineraries.
October 28, 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