maritime

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It also stressed the "critical importance" of safeguarding maritime routes to ensure the "uninterrupted flow of energy".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

“What makes this especially notable is the combination of SFC-UNL with an extraordinary 40-day duration—and no announced exercise,” said Ray Powell, director of the SeaLight project at Stanford University, which tracks Chinese maritime activity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Several ships that made the journey through the strait on Thursday hugged "unusually close" to the coast of Oman, according to maritime news and intelligence service Lloyd's List.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The quarter began with one jolt to the oil market—the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro—only to end with one far larger: a weekslong conflict with Iran that shut down a key global maritime chokepoint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He has a little book, in which he intends to keep a maritime diary, which I trust shall be a record of great moment, when viewed with the hindsight of years.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson