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10 Ship Financing Trends Quietly Changing
6 Ports and Service Clusters Quietly Building Strategic Relevance
Shipping Niches Becoming More Valuable Because Voyages Are Getting Longer
10 Maritime Businesses Quietly Winning From the New Cape Route
Maritime Business Models That Look Smarter in 2026 Than They Did in 2023
14 Places Owners Still Overpay Across Fuel, Port Calls, Delays, and Compliance
Signals the Next Shipping Bottleneck Is Already Building
The Routes Rewriting Shipping
The New Shipping Bottleneck Is Not Just Hormuz It Is the Entire Cost Chain
11 Hard Lessons From the Gulf Shipping Crisis that Owners are Applying
10 Crew Welfare Moves That Matter Most When Seafarers Are Stuck in a Conflict Zone
Why Better Voyage Decisions Are Becoming the Fastest Way to Save Money at Sea
The New Navigation Redundancy Playbook
The Most Expensive Clauses Owners Still Underestimate
8 Ways Ship Operators Lose Money on Port Calls Without Realizing It
Maritime Trade Under Pressure - 10 Cargo Segments Feeling It First
FuelEU Maritime vs IMO Rules vs EU ETS
The New Suez Math How Much Longer Routing Really Changes Voyage Economics
Chain-reaction failure points after Force Majeure shows up
Maritime Conflict Scenario Tools
Where Maritime Demand Spikes When Conflict Escalates
Sanctions Tripwires Hitting Counterparties First: 10 Ways a “Clean” Fixture Turns Toxic
7 Ways to Salvage a Gulf Cargo Plan Without a Gulf Call
Port Call Risk Scoring for Gulf, Oman, and UAE Approaches
Investing in Maritime AI in 2026: Where the Money Is Going and What Actually Pays Off
Behavioral Risk Is the New Sanctions Trigger: 18 Vessel Behaviors That Get You Flagged
Ballast Water Compliance and What Owners Get Wrong and What Inspections Target
Crew Change Logistics 2026: 15 Failure Points That Cause Portside Chaos
Steel, Spares, and Service Fraud: 15 Red Flags in Procurement
Maritime Money Gets Stuck: 15 Payment and Banking Failure Points in Shipping

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Reports

10 Ship Financing Trends Quietly ChangingApr 2
6 Ports and Service Clusters Quietly Building Strategic RelevanceApr 1
Shipping Niches Becoming More Valuable Because Voyages Are Getting LongerMar 31
10 Maritime Businesses Quietly Winning From the New Cape RouteMar 30
Maritime Business Models That Look Smarter in 2026 Than They Did in 2023Mar 27
14 Places Owners Still Overpay Across Fuel, Port Calls, Delays, and ComplianceMar 26
Signals the Next Shipping Bottleneck Is Already BuildingMar 25
The Routes Rewriting ShippingMar 24
The New Shipping Bottleneck Is Not Just Hormuz It Is the Entire Cost ChainMar 23
11 Hard Lessons From the Gulf Shipping Crisis that Owners are ApplyingMar 20
10 Crew Welfare Moves That Matter Most When Seafarers Are Stuck in a Conflict ZoneMar 19
Why Better Voyage Decisions Are Becoming the Fastest Way to Save Money at SeaMar 18
The New Navigation Redundancy PlaybookMar 17
The Most Expensive Clauses Owners Still UnderestimateMar 16
8 Ways Ship Operators Lose Money on Port Calls Without Realizing ItMar 13
Maritime Trade Under Pressure – 10 Cargo Segments Feeling It FirstMar 12
FuelEU Maritime vs IMO Rules vs EU ETSMar 11
The New Suez Math How Much Longer Routing Really Changes Voyage EconomicsMar 10
Chain-reaction failure points after Force Majeure shows upMar 9
Maritime Conflict Scenario ToolsMar 6

News

U.S. LNG Record Run as Middle East Disruption Pulls Cargoes EastApr 2
London Pushes a 35-Nation Bid to Reopen HormuzApr 2
Hormuz Safe Passage Now Comes at a Steep PriceApr 2
IEA Warns Middle East Oil Supply Disruptions Will Worsen in April and Hit EuropeApr 1
Asia’s LNG Shock Turns March Into the Sharpest Import Pullback Since 2022Apr 1
Qatar Waters Strike Marks Gulf Attack Wave’s ReturnApr 1
Europe Braces for a Long-term Energy ShockMar 31
Fire on the Anchorage A Fully Loaded VLCC Is Hit off DubaiMar 31
China Confirms Three Ships Passed Through Hormuz on Second AttemptMar 31
Hormuz Is Not Reopened, But a Narrow Passage Is ReappearingMar 30
Insurance Has Not Disappeared but the Rules Have Changed FastMar 30
From Hormuz to Bab el Mandeb the Shipping Risk Map Gets BiggerMar 30
Washington Keeps Two Chokepoint Warnings Fully ActiveMar 27
Black Sea Tanker Hit Near Bosphorus After Leaving Russian Oil PortMar 27
Hormuz Still Strained as Reopening Plans Begin and Shipping Risk Stays HighMar 27
Panama Port Fight Escalates as CK Hutchison Pushes Its Claim Beyond $2 BillionMar 26
Russia’s Export Arteries Take a Direct HitMar 26
London Moves From Tracking the Shadow Fleet to InterdictionMar 26
War-Driven Congestion Starts Infecting Container NetworksMar 25
Ship Passage by Permission in HormuzMar 25

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Signals

Tanker Markets Outside the Gulf Are Tightening Hard as Buyers Replace Lost Middle East SupplyApr 2
The Hormuz Response Is Shifting Toward Escort-Style Protection, but Without Firm UN Enforcement BackingApr 1
Baltic Energy-Export Disruption Remains a Live Maritime SignalMar 31
Cape Diversion Pressure Is Shifting From Vessels to PortsMar 30
Hapag-Lloyd Says the Middle East Disruption Is Costing It $40 Million to $50 Million Per WeekMar 27
The U.S. Still Does Not Have a Clear Timetable for Restoring Tanker PassageMar 26
India Is Now Repurposing Stranded Ships to Deal With a Domestic Gas CrunchMar 25
Japan Is Now Leaning Harder on Stockpiles as Energy Disruption Is Not Easing Fast EnoughMar 24
Iran Is Now Threatening a Full Gulf Closure Through Mine-Laying, Not Just Tighter Hormuz ControlMar 23
Container and Inland Logistics Costs Are Still Spreading Outward From the Gulf ShockMar 20
Seafarer Entrapment in the Gulf Has Become a Front-Rank Shipping SignalMar 19
Gulf Disruption Is Now Hitting the Broader Cargo Network, Not Just TankersMar 18
Gulf Supply-Chain Disruption Is Spreading Well Beyond Tankers Into Food, Medicine, and General Cargo LogisticsMar 17
Shadow-Fleet and Sanctions Enforcement Risk Is Tightening in Northern EuropeMar 16
Containership Exposure in the Gulf Is Now a Front-Rank Liner RiskMar 13
Projectile Damage Is Now Hitting Major Liner Tonnage Near HormuzMar 12
Mine and Counter-Mine Activity Is Now Part of the Hormuz Operating PictureMar 11
Hormuz Is Still Effectively Blocked, and Gulf Export Logistics Are Hitting Hard LimitsMar 10
Oil Price ShockMar 9
A Large Crude Tanker Exited Hormuz With AIS Off, Signaling Stealth Behavior and Higher Compliance FrictionMar 9

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Tech

9 Air Lubrication Claims Owners Should Verify Before Believing the SavingsApr 2
12 Human-Machine Friction Points That Get Exposed in Disrupted Navigation EnvironmentsApr 1
The PNT and Sensor Questions Fleets Should Stop Pushing Down the ListMar 31
When Small Data Errors Become Big Maritime FailuresMar 30
11 Signs Your Fleet Is More Digitized Than ResilientMar 27
10 Ways Crews Can Catch Bad Position Data Before It Becomes a Bigger ProblemMar 26
Maritime Tech Investments Exploding in 2026Mar 25
Practical Uses of Maritime AI That Go Beyond BuzzwordsMar 24
The Hidden Cost of Bad Position Data and How Interference Becomes a Commercial ProblemMar 23
Key Bridge-Tech Checks Before Entering Gulf High-Risk WatersMar 20
15 Pieces of Navigation Redundancy That Suddenly Matter More in the GulfMar 19
Maritime Cyber Is Surging and Why 2026 Feels Like a Turning PointMar 18
The Hidden Cost of Fragmented Maritime SoftwareMar 17
Real-Time Vessel Monitoring Platforms Compared in 2026Mar 16
When GPS Lies at Sea: The New Maritime Tech Race Around GNSS Jamming, Spoofing, and Positional TrustMar 13
10 Maritime AI Claims Buyers Should Challenge Before Signing a ContractMar 12
8 Reasons Maritime Software ROI Is Harder Than Vendors Make It SoundMar 11
Maritime Cyber Risk 15 Vulnerabilities Getting Harder to Ignore in 2026Mar 10
AI Feet Management Software – the pros, cons, and where we’re headedMar 9
Voyage Optimization Software Pricing Benchmarks Shipowners Can Use to Judge a Good DealMar 6

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Company Spotlights

DA-Desk: Port Cost Control Without the Spreadsheet ChaosMar 13
STAX Review: At-berth compliance, without shore power dependencyFeb 18
OceanScore Review: Compliance that runs like a workflowFeb 13
Spinergie Review: From vessel activity to operational advantageFeb 12
Smart Maritime Network ReviewFeb 10
Hefring Marine Review: Smarter speed decisions, safer crewsFeb 9
Kaiko Systems Review: Inspections, structured and ready to proveFeb 6
Hecla Emissions Management Review: Turning EU ETS and FuelEU into a workflowFeb 4
Starboard Maritime Intelligence Review: Turning ocean data into early warningsFeb 3
IQAX Review: Digital trade rails for boxes, docs and banksFeb 2
HavocAI Review: Operational Control at ScaleJan 30
DeepSea Technologies Review: From raw vessel data to real fuel cutsJan 29
Intellian Technologies Review: Quiet hardware behind always-on fleet linksJan 27
Artemis Technologies Review: High speed, low wake, zero local emissionsJan 26
Blue Visby Review: Turning idle time into fuel savingsJan 23
Ofiniti Review: One digital record for every fuel deliveryJan 22
Ensemble Analytics Review: From spreadsheet rosters to live Port SchedulesJan 21
RightShip Review: Screening ship risk before it hits your bookJan 19
Orca AI Review: A Digital Lookout for Real-world RiskJan 16
Trelleborg Marine & Infrastructure Review: Quiet hardware that protects ships and berthsJan 15

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Event Coverage

Global LNG Forum ReviewFeb 23
Argus Green Marine Fuels Europe Conference 2026 ReviewFeb 20
Seatrade Cruise Global 2026 ReviewFeb 19
Marine Log Tugs, Towboats and Barges 2026 ReviewFeb 18
SNAME Maritime Convention 2026 ReviewFeb 17
European Maritime Day 2026Feb 16
Saudi Maritime and Logistics Congress 2026 ReviewFeb 12
Europort Istanbul 2026 ReviewFeb 11
INTERFERRY 2026 ReviewFeb 10
Multi-Agency Craft Conference (MACC) 2026 ReviewFeb 9
Gastech Bangkok 2026 ReviewFeb 6
Inland Marine Expo 2026 ReviewFeb 5
Maritime Risk Symposium 2026 ReviewFeb 4
Offshore Technology Conference 2026Feb 3
The Digital Ship Summit 2026 ReviewFeb 2
Sea-Air-Space 2026 ReviewJan 30
Port of the Future Conference ReviewJan 29
World Port Days Rotterdam 2026 ReviewJan 28
IMPA London 2026 ReviewJan 27
Maritime Week Americas 2026 ReviewJan 26

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ILO (International Labour Organization)
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