Resurgent piracy and grey-zone pressure reshape maritime risk

AI Summary

Piracy activity in the western Indian Ocean, particularly from Somali Pirate Action Groups, has increased significantly in 2026 after years of suppression. This resurgence, coupled with ongoing grey-zone pressures, is reshaping maritime risk for commercial operators.

Maritime risk rarely moves in isolation. This week’s Maritime Intelligence Brief tracks two very different, but strategically significant, patterns of activity affecting commercial operators. In the western Indian Ocean, Somali piracy activity has increased sharply through the first half of 2026. After years of relative suppression, Pirate Action Groups are showing renewed confidence, with recent ...