GULF OF MEXICO

A Ghanaian soldier with a rifle stands aboard a ship during a joint boarding operation with U.S. Coast Guard personnel. In the background, a crowd of crew members and security officials are seen on a fishing vessel in open waters, highlighting regional maritime enforcement efforts

Maritime crosshairs: Global security threats reshape shipping lanes

11/05/202515/06/2025

The annual Risk Intelligence report reveals startling trends in maritime security, with violent incidents surging across strategic waterways despite overall piracy numbers showing modest decline

Map showing the Gulf of Mexico renamed as the “Gulf of America,” including surrounding countries, cities, and waterways

gCaptain evaluates Trump’s maritime policy: Panama Canal, tariffs, and offshore wind

25/01/202510/02/2025

gCaptain evaluates Trump’s early maritime policy moves, including Panama Canal tensions, offshore wind reversals, tariff threats, and the renaming of the Gulf of Mexico during the opening days of his second term

GULF OF MEXICO

Maritime crosshairs: Global security threats reshape shipping lanes

gCaptain evaluates Trump’s maritime policy: Panama Canal, tariffs, and offshore wind

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