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Bulk carriers under construction at a misty shipyard, with additional vessels lined up in the distance behind the foreground hull

Maritime Industry

Dry bulk’s 2027 supply test: 52.1m DWT of deliveries meet an ageing fleet

The SeaNation team presents data from Xclusiv Shipbrokers, Inc., revealing a heavier dry bulk delivery pipeline whose impact could be softened by an ageing fleet and higher recycling

06/10/2026

Low-angle view of a large Capesize bulk carrier cutting through choppy seas under an overcast sky

Market

Capes hit the brakes as dry bulk loses momentum

05/10/2026

A nearly empty matchbox holds one remaining match, its head transformed into a miniature dry bulk carrier

Market

Dry bulk’s October test: prompt tonnage takes control

05/10/2026

Worker using an angle grinder to remove rust from a ship’s curved steel hull

Maritime Industry

Decks and Deals Weekly #51

04/10/2026

Editorial illustration of a distant vessel above a scarred seabed, suggesting deliberate selection among vulnerable submarine cable routes

When the adversary chooses the failure

27/08/2026

Erdoğan, Mohammed bin Salman and Sharif holding signed copies of the Mecca Pact in Mecca, Saudi Arabia

The Mecca Pact meets the Hellenic triangle, and both want Cairo

17/08/2026

Masked militants in desert camouflage sit armed with rifles in a rocky landscape, identified as a Baloch Liberation Army unit labeled “Fateh Squad”

The Baloch insurgency has mutated — and Pakistan is struggling to keep up

02/04/2026

Editorial photomontage of Chios combining a local boatman, the Unknown Sailor monument, Pyrgi patterns, Kampos architecture, windmills and village life

Land

Chios where the sea becomes inheritance

29/09/2026

Editorial illustration of fragmented railway tracks separated by gaps, with a red freight container waiting before the disconnected network

Land

Rail corridors: ports do not create corridors, connections do

24/09/2026

Weathered orange truck marked “Come As You Are” beside a rural road in the dry, mountainous landscape of Amorgos, Greece

Land

Amorgos: the island that does not shout, yet insists on existing in the future

15/09/2026

Two melting clocks in a sparse desert landscape, one more solid and one dripping black oil, representing contrasting oil strategies and timelines

Two clocks, one cartel: The UAE OPEC exit and the Sunni Gulf’s real fault line

02/05/2026

Aerial view of solar farm in Tengger Desert, Ningxia, China, November 2024

The war for oil in a world that is leaving it behind

06/03/2026

Expansive petrochemical refinery complex in Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, featuring tall distillation columns, cranes, dense pipelines, and heavy industrial structures

Global oil at risk—and China feels the pressure first

03/03/2026

An empty industrial weighbridge at a container terminal, with its weight indicator pointing into the red zone

Politics & Economy

Chinese ports break a record as Washington rewinds the tariff clock

30/09/2026

An Afghan war rug woven with military motifs unravels to reveal an older traditional geometric pattern beneath

Geopolitics

Twenty-five years after 9/11

17/09/2026

Editorial illustration showing a renminbi pipeline running toward Frankfurt and Deutsche Bank, with a central valve topped by a dollar sign

Politics & Economy

Europe’s first non-Chinese renminbi clearing bank arrives in Frankfurt, and the dollar still sets the limits

13/08/2026

Xiaoyu Lu, professor at Peking University’s School of International Studies, pictured outdoors in an academic setting

Xiaoyu Lu: “A China–U.S. clash is entirely avoidable — and the decisive choice lies largely in Washington”

26/09/2026

Portrait of General Jamil el-Sayyed in a dark suit against a muted olive-grey background

General Jamil el-Sayyed: “Israel should withdraw first — then Lebanon can deal with Hezbollah’s weapons”

19/09/2026

Portrait of Ali Alfoneh, senior fellow at the Arab Gulf States Institute and expert on Iranian politics

From micromanager to collective rule: Ali Alfoneh on Iran after Khamenei

22/08/2026

Professor Roxana Nicknami, University of Tehran, photographed in a modern office during her interview on Iran, international law, deterrence, and regional security

Iranian scholar Roxana Nicknami on why international law and deterrence will shape the next Iran crisis

02/08/2026

GeoTrends Analysis

Dada-inspired editorial collage featuring oversized AfD lettering alongside USA, Russland, China, Türkei, Ukraine, Realpolitik, and “Im deutschen Interesse”

If the AfD ruled Germany: a foreign policy blueprint

01/10/2026

Fresh state-election victories and local gains have pushed the AfD further into Ger-many’s political mainstream. Its foreign-policy blueprint points to strategic autonomy, renewed ties with Russia and a markedly different European order

3D relief map of the North Atlantic showing emerging connections between eastern Canada and a network spanning Western Europe

Canada looks beyond Washington as Europe becomes a strategic anchor

10/09/2026

Canada’s deepening relationship with Europe is becoming a central pillar of a broader diversification strategy as U.S. trade tensions reshape Ottawa’s economic and strategic choices

Beyond Borders

Conceptual ink-and-watercolor illustration of a vast maritime system under construction, with cargo remaining visibly disconnected from its infrastructure

America wants ships, shipyards and ports — but maritime power begins with cargo

George S. Skordilis 23/09/2026

Editorial illustration of Venezuela’s emerging Atlantic maritime economy, combining port infrastructure, merchant shipping, oil facilities, urban activity and trade

Venezuela: the Atlantic’s next maritime play?

Iakovos (Jack) Archontakis 16/09/2026

Gold three-dimensional maritime-inspired typography reading “THE TIME IS ALWAYS NOW” on a dark wooden wall with a ship emblem beneath

Digital transformation in shipping: why we cannot afford to wait any longer

Capt. George Papanelopoulos 28/07/2026

Two minimalist mirrors reflect the same Aegean seascape from slightly different perspectives above a subtle map of the Aegean, symbolising how shared geography can generate contrasting political perceptions

The Blue Homeland and the role of democrats in Türkiye and Greece

Bilgehan Uçak 05/07/2026