FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin From the Strait of Hormuz and the Black Sea to the southern Red Sea, merchant vessels are operating in areas where military activity can directly affect commercial shipping. The nature of the threat differs by region, but the operational challenge is the same: security conditions can change quickly and require continuous reassessment. Unlike traditional piracy or armed robbery, conflict-related threats may include missile and drone attacks, mines, military interception and strikes against nearby ports or infrastructure. Three regions currently illustrate these risks particularly clearly. RelatedNews Saudi Yanbu oil terminal reportedly hit in aerial attack Iranian crude loadings fall to zero as US blockade disrupts oil shipments var jnews_module_21410155_0_6abf9407a6a96 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21410155","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"263,4026,3838,4346,458,288,477,2610,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ad