Somali piracy adds new strain to global shipping and trade routes

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Somali piracy is resurging and adding significant pressure on global shipping and trade routes, compounding the existing challenges posed by the tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. This development poses risks to maritime safety and international trade.

It’s been a nightmare two months for global shipping, with the Strait of Hormuz largely shut to commercial traffic and the threat of fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea. Now, a third crisis is brewing — a resurgence in Somali piracy. Even before the latest escalations between the United States, Israel and Iran, ...