[YouTube] In the early hours of November 16th, an oil tanker was struck by an armed drone off the coast of Oman. Strikes like this might not sink a ship with 1 or even 5 hits...but it is a sign of the changing times in maritime shipping.As I mention in the transport section of my latest book - The End of the World is just the Beginning - "Inhibit [safe and cheap transport] and the rest of...everything simply falls apart." What we saw yesterday was only the tip of the iceberg.
As the safety of the world's shipping industry becomes more vulnerable, prices will increase and the long-range trade and maritime shipping the world has grown accustomed to will be changed forever.