IMO Council Opens With Maritime Security, Hormuz, and Piracy High on Agenda
The IMO's 137th Council session has highlighted ongoing maritime security threats, including instability around the Strait of Hormuz, a resurgence of piracy in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden with 24 incidents in three months, and the hijacking of multiple vessels with 44 seafarers still held captive. These conditions continue to pose significant disruption risks to commercial shipping routes across the region.
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