Where Pirates Attack Ships Most Often in 2025
The Shifting Geography of Maritime Piracy Maritime piracy remains one of the most persistent threats to global shipping, with two regions consistently dominating incident reports:...
The Shifting Geography of Maritime Piracy Maritime piracy remains one of the most persistent threats to global shipping, with two regions consistently dominating incident reports:...
The Evolution of Maritime Security When Somali pirates seized the Maersk Alabama in 2009, the event captured global attention and accelerated a transformation in maritime...
The Navy’s Shipbuilding Challenge The United States Navy faces a generational shipbuilding challenge. With an aging fleet, rising great power competition, and constrained budgets, the...
An Aging Fleet Needs Replacement The United States Coast Guard operates one of the oldest and most diverse fleets of any maritime service. From icebreakers...
When the Call Comes In Every Coast Guard search and rescue case begins the same way: someone needs help. A distress call on Channel 16,...
Learning From Tragedy Maritime safety improvements rarely emerge from abstract policy discussions. More often, they come from investigating what went wrong when people died. The...
The Invisible Environmental Threat When a cargo ship takes on ballast water in Singapore and discharges it in San Francisco, it doesn’t just release water....
The Scale of Maritime Emissions International shipping moves approximately 90 percent of global trade, powering the world economy with a fleet of more than 50,000...
The 2020 Sulfur Revolution On January 1, 2020, the global shipping industry underwent its most significant fuel transition in decades. The International Maritime Organization’s sulfur...
The 2025 Regulatory Landscape Ship owners entering 2025 face a complex web of international regulations that have tightened significantly over the past several years. From...