More than a third of vessels sanctioned this year have already reflagged and vessels are reflagging at a faster rate in general - read the full analysis here (free to view): lloydslist.com/LL1153276/Flag…

"By requiring that all vessels operating in our vicinity are properly insured, the EU’s ability to monitor and, if necessary, investigate maritime activities is strengthened, addressing risks posed by uninsured or unsafe vessels." offshore-energy.biz/in-a-further-b…

More ships without nationality…

There have been 215 flag changes recorded already this year, compared to 200 in the whole of 2024 lloydslist.com/LL1153408/Flag…

New Oceana research sheds light on hidden ownership of the world’s industrial fishing fleets. Companies in just 10 countries, including Spain and the Netherlands, control more than half of all large-scale fishing vessels. Read more👉 europe.oceana.org/press-releases…

„Vessels are ‘sitting ducks’ in era of AI and vessel-tracking.“

Get Ready for the New Rules of War in the Indo-Pacific – War on the Rocks warontherocks.com/2025/06/get-re…

🌍 Mercator Ocean is at @esa_eo #LPS25! We are showcasing how satellite data powers Ocean forecasting & climate resilience. 🔹 SWOT assimilation 🔹 Sentinel-3 ops 🔹 Copernicus evolution #OceanScience #DigitalOcean #CopernicusMarine Learn more ➡️ mercator-ocean.eu/mercator-ocean…

Baltic states wanted to stop falsely flagged ships from passing through European waters, but that plan has been overtaken by stalled politics and Russian escalation (free to view) lloydslist.com/LL1154066/Fake…

Germany says that enhanced surveillance and repeated requests for documentation is ‘increasing the pressure on the Russian shadow fleet and protecting the Baltic Sea habitat’ lloydslist.com/LL1154082/Shad…

Ships in shallow waters, including nine of world’s 10 biggest ports, can churn up bubbles of methane from the seabed to the surface, according to a new study impact lloydslist.com/LL1154094/Ship…

“A false flag has no more legal validity than a forged passport and should be treated much the same way. At the very least, they should not be acceptable in any port.”

Under President Vladimir Putin, Moscow has attempted to expand its influence in Southeast Asia. As Ian Storey writes in a new book, the results have been mixed. buff.ly/un2aqvL

The maritime security region on one map.

🚨 We are pleased to welcome Dr. Christian Schultheiss of MPIL Heidelberg, as a speaker at Global Conference on New Sinology 2025. To learn more about his talk this month at #GCNS25 in New Delhi, visit: 🔗orcasia.org/pages/gcns2025

The one “guaranteed” remaining safe route between Asia and Europe could be disrupted with relative ease, according to a NATO advisor lloydslist.com/LL1154844/Disr…

ORCA's Global Conference on New Sinology Christian Schultheiss Reflecting on China’s maritime strategy at #GCNS2025, Dr. Christian Schultheiss noted that #China combines diplomacy and bargaining with Southeast Asian countries, as seen in the Philippines’ Maritime Scientific Agreement. He noted that China’s inability to fully settle disputes in the

ORCA's Global Conference on New Sinology Christian Schultheiss Responding to Dr. Staats on South China Sea approaches, Dr. Christian Schultheiss outlined a slowly emerging strategy: prioritizing Southeast Asian countries, where coalitions articulate clear demands and shared limits, leveraging collective regional influence to shape outcomes.

🚢 Windward's Ship of the Day: Conico Atlas (IMO 9288693). With Windward’s Maritime AI™ platform showing nearly 900 Russia-linked ships sanctioned, a key question looms: how do dark fleet vessels exit the trade and reach the scrapyard? Trading for many of these vessels is

🚢 Windward's Ship of the Day: Boracay (IMO 9332810). This false-flagged, Russia-trading tanker made headlines after Denmark named it as one of 3 ships possibly used as a launch point for drones that closed Copenhagen’s airport last week. 🧵👇 abcnews.go.com/International/…