Maritime security and threat mitigation in high-risk zones

Enam Hussain, at West P&I, warns that global shipping has to remain alert to geopolitical challenges in the year ahead

Maritime security threats have once again become a critical concern for the global shipping industry. A resurgence of piracy off the Horn of Africa, coupled with ever-changing geopolitical tensions in the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea, has made risk management more challenging than ever. As the maritime sector faces an increasingly complex security landscape, these evolving threats demand immediate, strategic action from shipowners and operators to safeguard their vessels, crews and cargoes.