The world’s oceans are the lifeblood of global commerce. Approximately 90 percent of international trade moves by sea, with more than 50,000 merchant ships transporting goods worth trillions of dollars […]
The Persian Gulf is a marine paradox. It is at once one of the world’s most biologically extraordinary and most environmentally imperiled bodies of water. This semi-enclosed, marginal sea, covering […]
06/16/2026 The global shipping industry is facing a silent crisis that is costing shipowners and operators millions of dollars and threatening the operational viability of ageing vessels. Port state control […]
Throughout human history, ports have served as the lifeblood of civilization—gateways through which goods, ideas, and cultures have flowed across oceans and continents. While nature has generously endowed some coastlines […]
10/2026: IMO approves International Gas Code 2028 amendments A key set of amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC […]
The Ghosts Beneath the Keel For centuries, humanity has viewed the ocean as an infinite, resilient frontier. From the wooden dhows of the Indian Ocean to the ultra-large container vessels […]
Source: Ecosat Ports, harbours, marinas, tourism resorts, aquaculture facilities and coastal energy projects stand at the centre of global blue economy ambitions. Yet for decades, the conventional mooring infrastructure that […]
Persian Gulf states produce 40 percent of the world’s total desalinated water through more than 400 plants. By Mohamed Hussein , Al Jazeera Published On 12 Mar 202612 Mar 2026 The […]
For millennia, the Persian Gulf has sustained coastal civilizations. Today, that same sea is becoming a poison source. While the world watches missile strikes and tanker fires, a slower disaster […]
Published: June 10, 2026 Every day, more than 10 billion tonnes of ballast water are pumped into the holds of cargo ships around the world. This water—used to stabilize vessels […]
