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Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping

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This report is about container shipping and defense.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • BWET Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF+25.1% 18d

    Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • IYT iShares U.S. Transportation ETF

    iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+0.3% 30d

    iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+9.3% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story.

  • MATX Matson-5.7% 9d

    Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services+1.3% 30d

    ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • KEX Kirby+5.3% 30d

    Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

  • DAC Danaos

    Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
BWETNo price data for this ticker———————
IYTNo price data for this ticker———————
ITANo price data for this ticker———————
USO+0.80%-2.73%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
MATXNo price data for this ticker———————
ZIM+0.38%+1.68%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
KEXNo price data for this ticker———————
DACNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping CNN

Source: CNN

The price since 30 Oct 2026: Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier-2.73%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier+0.80%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)three days earlier+1.68%final price
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM)five days earlier+0.38%final price

Who is named in “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping”

Companies tied to this story

  • BWET Amplify Commodity Trust

    For “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • IYT Ishares Tr

    In “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” Ishares Tr (IYT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    In “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “war” (defense) in this story

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    For “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “iran” (oil) in this story

  • MATX Matson

    Matson (MATX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping.” Reason on file: Matson (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • ZIM ZIM Integrated Shipping Services

    In “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (ZIM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • KEX Kirby

    Kirby (KEX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 30 Oct 2026 story “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping.” Reason on file: Kirby (water transportation): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

  • DAC Danaos

    For “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” Danaos (DAC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Danaos (deep sea foreign transportation of freight): shipping lines' rates jump when routes or ports are disrupted. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) and the defense link

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is the company in “Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping,” the 30 Oct 2026 Defense story.

Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET) is on the page because Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

Also listed, Ishares Tr (IYT): iShares U.S. Transportation ETF: it tracks shipping freight. Linked by “shipping” (container shipping) in this story

Dates and price levels for Amplify Commodity Trust (BWET)

BWET traded between 788.51 and 1047.07 across 17 sessions. The latest close on file is 907.20. ITA traded between 197.59 and 215.76 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 214.50.

How solid the defense case looks

46 out of 100

“Somali piracy is back as the US-Iran war rattles shipping” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.