All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

North American supply chains creak as 80% of Canada’s railways shut down

Canada’s two largest rail freight providers have locked out 9,300 workers after talks with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference union…
Zelenskyy attends UK extraordinary cabinet meeting on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’

Ukrainian President olodymyr Zelenskyy attended an extraordinary meeting in London on 19 July, where Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his…
IMO’s ‘ban’ on dirty fuel in Arctic waters met with industry scorn

The IMO’s ban on heavy fuel oil (HFO) in Arctic waters, which came into force on 1 July, has been…
Will the Northern Sea Route become commercially viable in the near future?

When armed Houthi rebels first descended from a helicopter to hijack the Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea on 19…
How will Denmark impede Russia’s shadow oil fleet in the Baltic Sea?

Denmark is planning to target the infamous shadow fleet of tankers carrying sanctioned Russian oil through the Baltic Sea and…

Maritime companies race to map the world’s seabed

A growing number of maritime companies and navies are using autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) to map the ocean seabed for…
Kongsberg steps up autonomous shipping project with ‘chief-to-shore’ approval

Kongsberg Maritime has said it received Approval in Principle from classification society DNV and the Norwegian Maritime Authority to transfer…
Norwegian Shipowners’ Association calls on IMO, EU for greater green incentives

The Norwegian Shipowners’ Association has called on the EU, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), and Norwegian Government to create greater incentives…
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea: a timeline since October

Over the past six months, repeated attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia group on ships in the Red Sea have spread…
Spanish port grapples with allegations of ships carrying arms to Israel

Earlier today (17 May), the Borkum carrier decided not to attempt to dock at Cartagena Port, Murcia, amid swirling allegations…