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ALBORITHM | SHIPPING & GLOBAL TRADE COMPASS | ISSUE 004 | W44 | 31 OCT 2026
Shipping intelligence, 31 October 2026: Hormuz risk, 122 cumulative IMO incidents, Drewry WCI at $4,429, 305 Suez transits and India’s Thoothukudi shipyard plans.
ALBORITHM | SHIPPING & GLOBAL TRADE COMPASS | ISSUE 003 | W43 | 24 OCT 2026
Issue 003: Hormuz incidents, Drewry WCI at $4,585, maritime security, Suez routing and India’s Sagarmala Finance. Research cut-off 24 October 2026, 13:00 IST.
The Influence of Sea Power upon History: How Oceans Shaped World Power
A battle off Chesapeake Bay helped decide a revolution. Explore how The Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890) connected merchant shipping, naval power, empire and world trade, and why its ideas still demand critical examination.
ALBORITHM | SHIPPING & GLOBAL TRADE COMPASS | ISSUE 002 | W42 | 17 OCT 2026
Global shipping weekly: Hormuz vessel casualties, 113 IMO incidents, Drewry freight rates, Suez recovery and Matson MAKUA’s christening. Research cut-off 17 October 2026, 18:00 IST.
The Wealth of Nations: Adam Smith and the Ideas That Shaped the Modern Economy
An original ALBORITHM analysis of Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations (1776), its five books, the division of labour, shipping, markets, government, empire and its enduring relevance to the modern global economy.
ALBORITHM | SHIPPING & GLOBAL TRADE COMPASS | ISSUE 001 | W41 | 10 OCT 2026
Hormuz attacks and seafarer safety meet WTO’s upgraded 3.9% trade outlook. ALBORITHM Shipping & Global Trade Compass Issue 001 examines freight, ports, insurance and India’s maritime strategy.
Architecture of Global Trade Infographic: Silk Road to MegaShips
A visual history of the routes, technologies, ports, institutions and chokepoints that turned regional exchange into today’s global trading system.
The Architecture of Global Trade: From the Silk Road to MegaShips
A long-form history of how trade routes, ships, ports, finance, law and institutions connected the world, and why modern commerce still depends on a small number of strategic chokepoints.
Shipping Container Infographic: The Box That Shrunk the World
A visual explainer on how containerisation transformed ports, transport, supply chains and the economics of moving goods across the world.
The Magic Box.. That Changed Human Civilization – The Shipping Container
How the standard shipping container transformed ports, ships, logistics, labour and global production, becoming one of the foundational technologies of modern trade.