A New Era for Offshore Safety The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has ushered in a significant regulatory update with the introduction of mandatory safety requirements for anchor handling winches […]
How Oceans, Ports, and Shorelines Drive Global Travel Economies Coastal and maritime tourism is one of the most powerful segments of the global tourism industry. Beaches, cruise ports, marinas, historic […]
How Work, Living Conditions, and Daily Life at Sea Differ for Crew To shore-based observers, ships are often classified by what they carry: containers, oil, vehicles, or people. For ship […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
