The SeaNation team presents data from Xclusiv Shipbrokers, Inc., showing a sharp summer contraction in Black Sea dry bulk trade as geopolitical disruption increasingly compounds seasonal weakness across Russia and Ukraine
From Piraeus and Suez to Spain, Türkiye and Vado Ligure, COSCO’s Mediterranean portfolio reveals a deeper shift: competitive advantage increasingly lies not in one dominant hub, but in network optionality
Economic interdependence was supposed to restrain geopolitical rivalry. Instead, power is reshaping globalization, turning trade, technology, infrastructure, and supply chains into instruments of strategic competition
