Data on risk areas helps ship owners and operators navigate safely through areas known for illicit activities or physical risk to vessels.

The Black Sea Grain deal was renewed in March 2023. Infrastructure shapes the wider context for trade in Turkey's back garden.

Conflict in Ukraine may have permanently altered the global maritime trade map, creating shadow fleets and sanctions workarounds.

Drone strikes - targeted and accidental - are generating a new threat for commercial shipping. Collecting accurate data is vital.

Incidents of piracy appear to have fallen to their lowest levels in 30 years, but the security imperative for collaboration remains.

Reducing incidents of piracy relies on vigilance, accurate data and active collaboration among ship owners and coastal states.

The coast of Somalia is no longer considered a piracy hotspot, yet there remain many reasons to remain cautious.

Piracy remains a challenge for global maritime security: the response is a trade-off between threat containment and risk tolerance.

Just a few short years ago, demand for LNG in Europe was declining. The picture in 2022 looks very different.

Wheat is on the verge of rotting in Ukraine’s warehouses. Piles of it have been stuck in storage since Russia invaded in February and...

Piracy remains a challenge for global maritime security: the response is a trade-off between threat containment and risk tolerance.

War returned to Europe on Thursday. Vladimir Putin claimed that this “special military operation” was part of his strategy to “strive for...

As of 15th February 2022 the The Joint War Committee (comprising underwriting representatives from both the Lloyd’s and IUA company...

Distress calls alerting Her Majesty’s Coastguard to small migrant boats in the Channel have become a routine - and often daily -...

Against the backdrop of Dunkirk’s busy port with its cranes and smoke, a collapsed, grey rubber dinghy lies on the shore, abandoned and...

MariTrace has created a macro-level view of the global economy, providing data on imports and exports from major producers and consumers...

MariTrace primarily tracks vessels using a system called AIS, but what is AIS and how does it let us track ships? AIS is short for...

The U.K. and French navies were drawn into the increasingly bitter dispute over post-Brexit fishing rights on Thursday, as both sides...

Small luxury operators have tried strict testing requirements and capacity limits, but onboard outbreaks persist. Authorities around the...

MariTrace uses a combination of terrestrial (ground based) AIS receivers, and satellite receivers. The data from these two different...