Taiwanese authorities have accused a Chinese freighter of cutting a subsea communications cable just off the coast of Keelung on January 3, 2025.  This latest critical underwater infrastructure incident, following three relatively recent underwater infrastructure disruptions in the Baltic Sea, is murky and involves identity tampering. Four seemingly different vessels, with different names, IMOs, MMSIs,...

Geopolitics, sanctions, and trade flows are intertwined forces that shape the maritime and trade landscape. We’ll see how these dynamics continue to evolve this year, driving both opportunities and challenges for stakeholders.  Based on insights from Windward’s 2025 Top Trends in Global Trade report, this blog post explores the shifting tides of deceptive shipping practices,...