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Somali piracy adds new strain to global shipping and trade routes
Key takeaways
- As ships reroute around Africa to avoid Middle East conflict zones, piracy off Somalia is back.
- Now, a third crisis is brewing — a resurgence in Somali piracy.
- Faced with the threat of attacks around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the narrow chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, major shipping firms opted instead for the long detour around southern Africa.
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As ships reroute around Africa to avoid Middle East conflict zones, piracy off Somalia is back. The resurgence is driving up insurance, transit times and security costs, putting new pressure on global supply chains.
https://p.dw.com/p/5DHde Three ships have been hijacked in a resurgence of piracy close to Somalia in recent weeks Image: Jackson Njehia/AP/picture alliance Advertisement 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.
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