shipping container

Green Corridors for Global Shipping

Recognizing an urgent need for action on climate issues, the International Maritime Organization has mandated GHG emissions be reduced by 50 percent for all vessels by 2050.

Captain Lawson W. Brigham, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
September 2022
Greenland

Greenland’s Vast Ice Sheet Is Melting

Overall, the Arctic region is warming three to four times faster than the rest of the planet. By 2100, many populated coastal areas worldwide will be flooded and abandoned.

Captain Don Walsh, U.S. Navy (Retired)
July 2022
USS Santa Fe (SSN-763) joins the Royal Australian Navy submarines

AUKUS and Quad Have Eyes on China

Two important maritime developments in 2021 will influence events in the Indian Ocean for quite some time.

Rear Admiral Sudarshan Shrikhande, Indian Navy (Retired)
May 2022
oceans

Marine Heatwaves in the Global Oceans

The increasing global heat content has been reflected more dramatically in oceanic events called marine heatwaves (MHWs).

Captain Lawson W. Brigham, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
January 2022
Arctic ice

New Governance for the Central Arctic Ocean

The CAO agreement should provide momentum for joint scientific operations and close cooperation among the Arctic and non-Arctic states.

Captain Lawson Brigham, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
September 2021
Ocean Floor

Burial at Sea: Injecting CO2 into the Deep Ocean

The total volume of the World Ocean has an almost unlimited capacity to absorb CO2. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies could greatly accelerate this.

Captain Don Walsh, U.S. Navy (Retired)
July 2021
Cargo Ship

The Suez Canal and Global Trade Routes

Today’s shortest sea route between Southeast Asia and Europe, the Suez Canal carries 12 percent of global trade.

Captain Lawson Brigham, U.S. Coast Guard (Retired)
May 2021