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Ship ownership still wins for conviction, leasing wins for uncertainty The second half of 2026 favors buyers who can absorb asset risk and operators who refuse to overcommit. Buying offers…

The older ship decision is becoming a carbon-adjusted investment call Keeping an older vessel is no longer just a question of whether it can still trade. Owners now need to…

Hormuz volatility turns shipping into a live risk trade The Strait of Hormuz does not need to close completely to disrupt shipping economics. Repeated warnings, partial slowdowns, insurance friction, naval…

AI is becoming the credit analyst’s second set of eyes Ship finance has always depended on judgment. AI does not remove that. It changes the speed and shape of the…

Cargo shipping is being priced like a moving risk map The current conflict environment is not a single-route disruption. It is a layered operating problem across Middle East chokepoints, Red…

IACS UR E26 and E27 have turned shipboard cyber resilience into a design, procurement, commissioning, and operating issue for owners. E26 focuses on the cyber resilience of the ship as…

A bank “no” does not always mean a vessel deal is dead. It often means the deal does not fit that bank’s risk box: too small, too old, too specialized,…

Maritime data is getting shared more in 2026 because it feels like a live scoreboard. In conflict corridors, sanctions-driven “dark” activity, cyber disruption, and new emissions rules, the data itself…

Buying a first vessel is not just a “find the ship, ask for money” process. Marine lenders usually want to see the vessel as collateral, but they also look hard…

EU ETS is now a real commercial workflow for shipping, not a distant compliance topic. For maritime, the EU system covers 100% of emissions between EU ports and within EU…