THREAT & RISK ASSESSMENT BRIEF UPDATE
Brief Update No 25/07 Date: 26 Feb 2025
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This document has been approved for distribution by Sea Guardian S.G. Ltd / Operations Department. The provided Intel and information derive from open sources, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), the Joint Maritime Information Center...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/02/27/sea-guardian-threat-risk-assessment-21-feb-26-feb-2025/
by John Konrad (gCaptain OpEd) With a staggering 15,000+ miles of navigable waterways, it’s critical to note that river barges can carry over ten times the cargo of trucks while…
Geopolitical strategist Peter Zeihan recently shared his insights on globalization, security paradigms, and the need for North America to strengthen its supply chains with FreightWaves’ Craig Fuller. Zeihan argues that…
https://gcaptain.com/zeihan-calls-for-us-short-sea-shipping-and-nearshoring/
By Rachel Graham (Bloomberg) Eastern Germany is resorting to getting barge loads of fuel all the way from the North Sea oil port of Rotterdam as the nation pivots away from…
By Todd Gillespie (Bloomberg) Water levels on Europe’s Rhine River are again dwindling — and this time it’s at the risk of the continent’s efforts to boost its energy security….
https://gcaptain.com/low-river-levels-may-deepen-europes-energy-crunch/
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has announced the appointment of 25 new members to the Maritime Transportation System National Advisory Committee (MTSNAC). The MTSNAC Charter will advise the Secretary, through the Maritime…
Cathay Pacific’s move to restore a large amount of cargo capacity this quarter as Hong Kong lowers strict COVID restrictions is welcome news for businesses coping with high rates and tight transport supply in the Asian market. It also reflects the ingenuity of the airline and its home airport that kept cargo operations functioning in the midst of debilitating quarantine measures.
The most counterintuitive change in business practices was harnessing maritime shipping — the slowest form of freight...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/how-slow-ships-are-speeding-up-hong-kongs-air-cargo
United Postal Service has announced its participating in a short sea shipping pilot program to move trailers by barge across New York harbor, avoiding busy roadways and taking trucks off…
https://gcaptain.com/ups-trials-barge-service-across-new-york-harbor/
Under an agreement reached by rotor sail specialist Norsepower Oy and logistics specialist CLdN, two 35 meters tall by 5 meters diameter tilting rotor sails will be fitted on the 2018-built M/V Delphine by December this year.
At the time of contract signing, this will be the seventh vessel to be installed with Norsepower’s rotor sails and the third installation with the tilting function.
With a cargo capacity of close to 8,000 lane meters, the M/V Delphine operates between the U.K., Ireland and...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/worlds-largest-short-sea-ro-ro-to-add-rotor-sails/
Vital Statistics for the 2021 100 Top Women in Shipping
By Anny Zade
We have not experienced anything like this and never witnessed or heard anything to be as closely followed as the international mega-spread talk, gossip and social media communication, as the aftermath of our third international 100 Top Women in Shipping. It was more than touching to see how women reacted in uploading the results and making presentations individually or in groups in many regions all over Planet Ocean....
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/07/vital-statistics-for-the-2021-100-top-women-in-shipping/