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Market

The freight illusion: why Ultramax and Handysize markets look quiet just before they move

Based on market data from the week ending 5 June 2026, tightening vessel supply, rebuilding cargo demand and resilient freight levels suggest that Ultramax and Handysize markets may be closer to a turning point than headline activity implies

08/06/2026

Sea

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Maritime Industry

Posidonia 2026: shipping’s new currency is not freight. It is resilience

04/06/2026

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Maritime Industry

Posidonia 2026: the visible power and the invisible power

07/06/2026

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Maritime Industry

Posidonia 2026: six questions following shipping executives through Athens

06/06/2026

Security

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

Interior ceiling of an Iranian mosque with intricate geometric tilework and muqarnas vaulting, Isfahan

Iran’s Mosaic Defence: why the U.S.-Israeli air campaign is hitting smoke

01/04/2026

Propaganda image released by JNIM’s media outlet Az-Zallaqa Media Production, showing a group of approximately 30 armed terrorists in camouflage uniforms and face coverings, posing for a graduation ceremony at the Abu Yahya al-Muhajir training camp in an undisclosed desert location in Mali. The fighters are holding assault rifles and ammunition belts. Black jihadist flags are visible in the background. A yellow banner in the upper right corner reads “Mali” in Arabic. The image was published on 27 February

Mali in the grip of hybrid warfare

27/03/2026

Land

Port2Port

From Hormuz to Lamu: the fragile rise of African ports

30/04/2026

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Supply Chain

Port of Piraeus: Record revenues, a shrinking core, and the questions nobody asked at Delphi

28/04/2026

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Supply Chain

China’s western front: the Central Asia corridor that cannot wait

25/04/2026

Energy

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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

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Global oil at risk—and China feels the pressure first

03/03/2026

Geopolitics

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Geopolitics

The Eastern Mediterranean’s new map: the corridors are slow, the claims are not

21/05/2026

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World Affairs

Thucydides’ Trap and why trade fuels U.S.–China rivalry

15/05/2026

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Politics & Economy

The repricing of American hegemony: who pays for dollar privilege

05/05/2026

Interview

Portrait of Dr. Stavros Karamperidis, Associate Professor of Maritime Economics and Head of the Maritime Transport Research Group

Shockwaves from the Gulf: Dr. Stavros Karamperidis on shipping disruption and the new energy risk

14/03/2026

Oded Ailam speaking at a podium in front of a Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs banner

Oded Ailam: “Iran won’t surrender its missiles—and that’s why no deal will hold”

21/02/2026

Dr. Mohamed Farid seated in his office library, wearing a navy suit and red tie, during an in-depth interview on Middle East geopolitics

Dr. Mohamed Farid on the Middle East’s post-conflict moment and the new geometry of power

07/02/2026

Plamen Tonchev seated at his desk during an interview, with documents and a laptop, in an office setting

Plamen Tonchev on the U.S.–China power shift and the coming age of uncertainty

08/01/2026

GeoTrends Analysis

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When these wars end…

03/06/2026

The wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are accelerating a historic redistribution of power, ensuring that the world emerging from these conflicts will look nothing like the one we know today

Minimalist maritime scene showing calm open water with aligned navigation buoys under hazy daylight and no vessels in transit

Fleets change routes, insurers cut cover and war risk premiums surge

28/05/2026

Shipping companies, insurers and energy traders are already changing operational behaviour as Middle East tensions disrupt routes, tighten insurance conditions and increase costs across the global maritime system, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea

EDITORIAL

Beyond Borders

The freight illusion: why Ultramax and Handysize markets look quiet just before they move

Posidonia 2026: shipping’s new currency is not freight. It is resilience

Posidonia 2026: the visible power and the invisible power

Posidonia 2026: six questions following shipping executives through Athens

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

Iran’s Mosaic Defence: why the U.S.-Israeli air campaign is hitting smoke

Mali in the grip of hybrid warfare

From Hormuz to Lamu: the fragile rise of African ports

Port of Piraeus: Record revenues, a shrinking core, and the questions nobody asked at Delphi

China’s western front: the Central Asia corridor that cannot wait

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

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

Global oil at risk—and China feels the pressure first

The Eastern Mediterranean’s new map: the corridors are slow, the claims are not

Thucydides’ Trap and why trade fuels U.S.–China rivalry

The repricing of American hegemony: who pays for dollar privilege

Thucydides’ Trap and why trade fuels U.S.–China rivalry

The repricing of American hegemony: who pays for dollar privilege

Shockwaves from the Gulf: Dr. Stavros Karamperidis on shipping disruption and the new energy risk

Interviewer Name

Interviewer Name

Oded Ailam: “Iran won’t surrender its missiles—and that’s why no deal will hold”

Dr. Mohamed Farid on the Middle East’s post-conflict moment and the new geometry of power

Plamen Tonchev on the U.S.–China power shift and the coming age of uncertainty

When these wars end…

Fleets change routes, insurers cut cover and war risk premiums surge

Christophe Tytgat: “The Greek example should be a source of inspiration for other EU Member States”

The U.S.-China rivalry is shifting to global trade by sea

Chinese people in Africa are threating of kidnapping

The new “weapons” of geopolitics are opening a Pandora’s box for the global economy

When defense replaces vision: the Türkiye–EU dilemma

Trump–Xi summit: no news is big news — and why Thucydides was never the trapper

The United States’ U-turn on values, priorities, and ideology under Trump: can it be trusted?

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