Black Sea Containerized Freight Rises, Led by Rebound in Ukraine

  The Black Sea container terminals of Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine handled 979,000 TEU in the first nine months of...

Marine Science Nonprofit Elects "The Ocean" to Join its Board

Published Jan 12, 2025 4:37 PM by The Conversation

Posted in: Environment

  [By Anna Turns] The ocean absorbs more than 90% of the atmosphere’s excess heat trapped by human-emit...

China's Opening Salvo Against Taiwan Will Likely Be a Partial Blockade

Published Jan 12, 2025 3:49 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

  [By Jane Rickards] The West had better think carefully about how it would handle China imposing a nominally civi...

Future Development of Flettner Rotor Propulsion

Published Jan 10, 2025 10:30 PM by Harry Valentine

Posted in: Shipping

  Wind energy historically provided the basis for vessel propulsion, using sails and sometimes kites. During the 1920s, en...

Op-Ed: To Counter China, Trump Should Step Up His First-Term Approach

Published Jan 10, 2025 8:20 PM by The Strategist

Posted in: Government

  [By Yan C. Bennett] As in his first term, Donald Trump should continue a resolute approach toward China in his second...

2024's Extreme Ocean Heat Broke Records Again, Leaving Two Mysteries

Published Jan 10, 2025 12:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Environment

  [By Prof. Annalisa Bracco] The oceans are heating up as the planet warms. This past year, 2024, was the warmest ever...

Op-Ed: U.S. Tariffs Won't Slow Down China's Clean-Energy Sector

Published Jan 9, 2025 1:11 PM by Dialogue Earth

Posted in: Environment

  [By Lauri Myllyvirta and Hubert Thieriot] Clean energy technology, particularly the “new three” of solar...

A Febrile Iran Poses a Risk Forecasting Challenge - And an Opportunity

Published Jan 8, 2025 1:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  For Chief Risk Officers, and for CEOs and strategic planners in the maritime community, the volatile situation in Iran p...

Risk Rises for Russian Military Cargoes at Sea

Published Jan 5, 2025 11:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

  A number of recent developments have combined to suggest that the risk to Russian military cargoes at sea has risen mark...