Discover a surprising new hub for Russian crude oil tanker ship-to-ship (STS) meetings (including two real-world examples) and a new illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing hot spot in this week’s Global Trade Report from Windward.  Smuggling in the Land of the Sphinx?  This pattern started to change in 2024. So far, the monthly average…

A relatively recent incident highlighted the importance of critical underwater infrastructure, which includes underwater pipelines and cables. They play a crucial role in our daily lives. Underwater pipelines transport essential resources, such as natural gas and oil, from offshore production sites to onshore facilities. This ensures a steady energy supply worldwide.  Underwater cables transmit telecommunications…

A bridge collapse, sudden port strikes, hurricanes, trade wars, Houthi attacks, and the accompanying route deviations from crucial ocean trade lanes…these are just a few of the disruptions that have plagued the shipping industry. They all share a common factor: they are likely to impact the final leg of a shipment’s ocean journey, resulting in…