Share intelligence for maritime resilience 

“Provided that there are structured governance, contracts and selective transparency, the competitive risks become manageable while the payoff could be immense: safer seas, smarter risk pricing, and an industry resilient enough to weather geopolitical storms.” 

By sharing information on issues such as piracy corridors, sanction regimes, or checkpoints under stress, owners could plan routes to reduce the likelihood of catastrophic surprises, allowing the industry to respond to those unexpected shocks that do occur in a co-ordinated and considered way. 

Mr Nordberg said there are four enablers of intelligence sharing: governance frameworks for operational data and structured geopolitical intelligence collection; contracts and legal clarity covering how intelligence is shared, validated, and acted upon; technical controls for secure, interoperable systems that allow shared assessments without exposing sensitive raw data; and aligned incentives to reward stakeholders participating in intelligence sharing.

“In some cases, this may mean jointly owned vehicles to manage intelligence platforms; in others, industrywide working groups,” said Mr Nordberg.

“What matters is that our approach is co-ordinated, consistent and credible, so the whole market benefits. This is also a strategic safeguard for society.”