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Dean Mikkelsen

Dean Mikkelsen is Founder and Editorial Director of Power & Corridors. Based in Abu Dhabi, he focuses on geopolitical risk, maritime security, trade corridors, energy, logistics and critical infrastructure.

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Intelligence Alert

Commercial Disruption Alert - 10 Sept 2026 - East Asian Ports

Repeated typhoons disrupt East Asian ports, delaying vessels and weakening schedule reliability.

Sep 10, 2026

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Intelligence Alert

Operational Recovery Alert - 10 Sept 2026 - India

Mundra strike ends, but container backlogs and logistics disruption may persist temporarily.

Sep 10, 2026

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Commercial Disruption Alert - 10 Sept 2026 - UK Ports

Dover protest blockades expose freight vulnerability across critical UK Channel port access

Sep 10, 2026

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Strategic Assessment

Strategic Assessment - 10 Sept 2026 - Gulf Energy Corridors

Hormuz and Red Sea pressure is simultaneously eroding Gulf energy corridor redundancy.

Sep 10, 2026

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Regional Security Alert - 10 Sept 2026 - Red Sea/Saudi Arabia

Houthi strikes and advances increase risk to Saudi Red Sea energy routes.

Sep 10, 2026

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Regional Security Alert - 10 Sept 2026 - Strait of Hormuz

Selective tanker passage returns as Iran moves to formalise controlled Hormuz access.

Sep 10, 2026

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Analysis

The Container Shipping Lawsuits That Could Redefine Integrated Logistics

Samsung’s CMA CGM claim highlights expanding carrier liability across increasingly integrated global logistics chains.

Sep 8, 2026

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Intelligence Alert

Maritime Alert - Central Mediterranean / Crete-Libya - 07 Sept 2026

Third Russia-linked vessel attack shows Black Sea maritime targeting is extending into Mediterranean waters.

Sep 7, 2026

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Monitoring Indicators

Hormuz Monitoring & Indicators - 07 Sept 2026

Iran's proposed corridor and restricted zone deepen uncertainty over commercial access through Hormuz.

Sep 7, 2026

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Television & Broadcast

Pakistan TV Global — Iran’s Proposed New Shipping Corridor Through Hormuz

Dean Mikkelsen discusses Iran’s proposed Hormuz corridor, maritime restrictions and implications for commercial shipping.

Sep 7, 2026

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Analysis

India Is Building More Than a Container Fleet

Bharat Container Shipping Line is part of a wider push into shipbuilding, container manufacturing and inland logistics.

Sep 7, 2026

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Intelligence

Strategic Assessment - 06 Sept 2026 - Gulf Maritime Escalation

CENTCOM tanker strikes widen Gulf conflict, linking vessel identity, sanctions exposure and maritime security risk.

Sep 6, 2026

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Regional Security Alert - 06 Sept 2026 - Arabian/Persian Gulf

CENTCOM strikes three sanctioned tankers, expanding Gulf conflict into maritime energy and shipping risks.

Sep 6, 2026

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Regional Logistics Alert - 06 Sept 2026 - Indonesia/Sunda Strait

Anak Krakatau disrupts Indonesian air cargo operations while Sunda Strait shipping and ferry services remain operational.

Sep 6, 2026

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Analysis

The Return of the Prize Ship

Why an obscure law of naval warfare could reshape sanctions, shadow fleets and maritime ownership

Sep 6, 2026

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Analysis

Sri Lanka Wants Gulf Capital as India Rewrites the Transhipment Map

Colombo is seeking UAE investment in ports, logistics and free zones just as India builds the infrastructure and shipping capacity intended to reclaim more of its own transhipment cargo.

Sep 6, 2026

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Analysis

India Wants Its Containers Back—But Who Will Control the Hubs?

New Delhi is trying to bring transhipment cargo back to Indian ports. Galathea Bay, Vizhinjam and a new national container line suggest India is also trying to gain greater influence over the infrastructure, vessels and networks through which that cargo moves.

Sep 5, 2026

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