The Situation Room. #10 – The Ship of Fools
20,000 seafarers. 1,600 vessels. 60 days. And the world’s most useless evacuation plan.” Seafarers Trapped: Strait of Hormuz, 60 Days…
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Real-time maritime chaos, tracked and dissected. Canal blockages, regulatory curveballs, breaking incidents — if it’s happening now and it’s making someone on the bridge very uncomfortable, it’s here. Probably with a side of salt.
The Situation Room. #9 – THE FUTURE OF Alternative Fuels in Shipping
“The Strait Is Disrupted. The Green Fuel Is Concentrated. And Your Ship Still Needs to Move.” You’re scrolling your feed.…
The Situation Room. #8 – The EU AI Act SHIPPING
Suddenly, My Feed Is Full of Consultants talking about the EU AI Act Shipping. Disclaimer: The Sarcastic Mariner(s) are not…
The Situation Room. #7 – India’s Sovereign Play Against the P&I System
The Strait of Hormuz has been under severe disruption for weeks. The P&I clubs—long-standing pillars of maritime insurance—moved quickly to…
The Situation Room. #6 – The 2026 COLREGS
A New Cover Page for the Same Old Rulebook of “Don’t Hit That Other Ship” Ah, the 2026 COLREGS. The…
The Situation Room. #5 – Strait of Chaos: The Ceasefire That Wasn’t
This article reflects a synthesis of industry reporting, maritime intelligence, and on-ground accounts as of April 2026. In rapidly evolving…
The Situation Room. #4 – One Month Adrift
Seafarers Stranded in Hormuz: One Month Adrift | TSM This article reflects operational realities and professional perspectives. It is not…
The Situation Room. #3 – “Hormuz: The Questions Every Ship Is Asking (But Few Are Saying Out Loud)”
War risk insurance shipping While the world debates oil prices, geopolitics, and which politician said what on television… the maritime…
The Situation Room. #2- The Strait Closed. The Questions Opened.
A Sarcastic Mariner’s Field Guide to the Hormuz Shipping Crisis Hormuz shipping disruption – Shipping likes to believe it understands…
The Situation Room. #1 – 3,200 Ships, One Doorway: What Happens When the Strait Becomes a Wall
Strait of Hormuz Crisis | The Bridge Perspective Somewhere inside the Persian Gulf right now, a ship’s Master is looking…