Global shipping and supply chains impacted by Houthi attacks in the Middle East

Houthis — members of a rebel group in charge of much of Yemen — continue to target shipping in the Red Sea. US military operations have failed to prevent the attacks, and the group is signaling it will continue as long as the war in Gaza continues. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespucci Maritime, about the impacts these attacks are having on global shipping and supply chains.

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