Concern over growing Chinese influence has been raised, regarding maritime and land claims, political influence, and proximity to US naval facilities. China sets its sights on the Tropics: Sino- ...

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Reporting indicates that the Liberian flagged MT MERCER STREET (IMO 9539585) has been attacked approximately 152nm NE Al Duqm, Oman. Reports by UKMTO indicated an initial attack against an unnamed ...

The ugliness of kleptocracy is often easy to see; in fact, it is inescapable. Those who have visited Libya report that for an oil state it has very unimpressive infrastructure. Indeed, it is littered ...

The emergence of minilateral initiatives in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) involving Japan, Australia, India, and the United States, has garnered global ...

Corey Ranslem will be chairing the ISS Panel on the superyacht industry’s ‘market outlook, future of regulation, and financing’ at this Mare Forum event. Here’s how to attend and what to expect. This ...

China's increasing involvement in Egypt's strategic ports is evident through the participation of both private and state-owned Chinese companies in acquiring, developing, and operating Egyptian ...

Dryad Global was proud to be represented at the 2025 RTCM Assembly and Conference by our Director of Technical Sales, Erik Speyer, who delivered a presentation on a crucial topic for the maritime ...

The Nigerian Ports Authority, (NPA) in collaboration with the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC) has inaugurated the NPA Anti-Corruption and Transparency Unit. The unit is ...

A recent announcement by the U.S. administration has sparked renewed speculation about the future of commercial shipping in the Red Sea. On 6 May, the U.S. government confirmed an immediate halt to ...

The UAE has sought to enhance its naval might and secure its fast-expanding networks of ports and logistics infrastructure to match its evolving strategic and commercial ambitions, in the Middle East ...

Reports suggest that China may have been testing a torpedo-armed underwater drone able to detect, track, and attack enemy submarines back in 2010. These revelations come from a military-funded ...