Where Global Seafarer Mobility Is Concentrated Crew change is one of the most critical yet logistically complex aspects of global shipping. Every year, millions of seafarers embark and disembark at […]

Where the World’s Maritime Workforce Is Expanding Most Rapidly Global shipping depends on a steady pipeline of trained seafarers. As fleets expand, technology evolves, and traditional labor pools tighten, the […]

(With Average Discharge, plus Shipping, Fisheries, Deltas, Ports, and Hydropower Impacts) Large rivers are not only hydrological “pipes” to the ocean. They are logistics corridors, food systems, and ecosystem engineers. […]

Port automation has moved decisively from experimentation to strategic necessity. By the mid-2020s, automation is no longer a niche innovation reserved for pilot projects or technology showcases. Instead, it has […]

As the maritime sector enters 2026, it does so with a clearer understanding of what 2025 confirmed: global shipping is no longer navigating “temporary turbulence.” Instead, it is operating in […]

Vietnam’s maritime sector is undergoing a profound transformation. Long recognised as one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing trading nations, Vietnam is now positioning itself at the forefront of green maritime development […]

Evidence from a Slow Year — and What It Signals for 2026  What 2025 Ultimately Revealed By the end of 2025, it became clear that global maritime trade had entered […]

The maritime industry in 2025 is undergoing one of the most profound transformations in its modern history. Long regarded as conservative and slow to change, global shipping is now at […]

The Review of Maritime Transport 2025, published by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), provides one of the most authoritative and comprehensive assessments of the global shipping […]

By the close of 2025, global maritime trade had conclusively entered one of its weakest growth phases in over a decade. What began the year with cautious optimism ultimately confirmed […]