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Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade

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Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade

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  • currentsapi-gapfill(Mixed)By Tyler Durden

    Somali Piracy Surges Amid Hormuz Blockade Authored by Alex Kimani via OilPrice.com, The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has forced hundreds of commercial ships onto longer routes around Africa, and Somali pirates are moving quickly to exploit the sudden in…

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