Scope: This assessment examines the proposed Hapag-Lloyd acquisition of ZIM as a strategic maritime-security and supply-chain question rather than a conventional corporate transaction, analysing Israel’s sovereign shipping exposure alongside the effects of the 2026 Middle East conflict, the Red Sea/Yemen theatre, the Russia–Ukraine war and Black Sea disruption, and the resulting implications for European logistics, … Leggi tutto ZIM at the Maritime Sovereignty Fault Line: War, Chokepoints and the Hapag-Lloyd Bid