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OA 3611: PRINCIPLES of Operational LogisticsInstructionsWorth 2.5 points, select a current event happening in the world that is affecting logistics. You may use the template I have attached. .5 extra credit points if you select a topic that no one else did.
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Attacks on Shipping in the Red Sea
Who: Yemen’s Houthis
What: 26 Attacks on Commercial Shipping Vessels
When: 19NOV23 through present
Where: Bab-el-Mandeb AKA “Gate of Grief”
Why: the Houthis group are Shiites who, in the words of
their spokesman say they: “targeted an American ship
that was providing support to the Zionist entity,” in
response to the Israel-Gaza conflict.
How is it Affecting Logistics: Increased transport costs,
insurance increases for shipping companies, concerns
over European energy security with the Ukraine conflict.
By Skilla1st – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,
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By Reuters, https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/how-houthiattacks-red-sea-threaten-global-shipping
By Mass Comm. Spec. 2nd Class Moises Sandoval,
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