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Op-Ed: Estonia Prepares the Next Phase of Growth for EST Flag
The following article is an op-ed piece from Andrei Barotov and Kristiina Peterson, Chief Specialists of Maritime Competitiveness at the Estonian…
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Op-Ed: "Alternative" GHG Proposals Would Derail IMO’s Climate Progress
The shipping sector makes up 2-3% of global greenhouse gas emissions – about the same as the world’s fifth biggest…
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Op-Ed: FMC Chairman DiBella Calls for Rethinking IMO’s Net-Zero Framework
The Net-Zero Framework (NZF), currently under consideration at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), is an effort to reduce greenhouse gas…
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Op-Ed: War With Iran Has Left Western World Exposed to Ballistic Missiles
In six months of on-again, off-again fighting with Iran, the United States has effectively exhausted its supply of heavy air…
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Op-Ed: Marine Heatwaves are Cooking Ocean Ecosystems, And Will Get Stronger
You may have heard reports of fish die-offs or seen photos of hauntingly bleached coral. Those are just two signs a marine heatwave has…
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Op-Ed: Strait of Hormuz Tests the Limits of the Law of the Sea
Every escalation in the Strait of Hormuz raises the same question: can international law keep one of the world’s most…
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Op-Ed: Guam’s Logistics Capacity Must Be Increased
Guam is the westernmost territory of the United States in the Pacific region. The Congressional Research Service notes that Guam…
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Op-Ed: UK Defence Investment Plan Delivers More But Not Enough
Not wishing to depress those of our readers who agree that the price of peace is the cost of preparing…
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Op-Ed: Safety Oversight Must Not be Pushed Out of Sight
Shipping is being pulled in several directions at once, and the consequences are being felt not in theory but in…
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Op-Ed: In Ship Recycling, Progress Should Not Be Mistaken for the End State
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed’s recent article on ship recycling offers a thoughtful and erudite exposition of the legal relationship between the Basel…
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