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Thursday, March 7, 2024
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Deadly Ship Attack Means Shipowners Should Re-Think Red Sea Voyages

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) – A major transport union urged a full halt of merchant ships sailing through the Red Sea, adding to calls for vessels to

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 1340

Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Piracy

Three Dead After Houthi Missile Attack on Bulk Carrier

The U.S. Central Command has confirmed three fatalities on board the Barbados-flagged bulk carrier True Confidence after the ship was struck by an anti-ship

March 6, 2024
Total Views: 12561

Saturday, February 24, 2024
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks during an interview with Reuters, in his office in Mogadishu. REUTERS/Feisal Omar
Ports

Somalia Will Defend Itself If Ethiopia Seals ‘Illegal’ Port Deal, President Says

By Giulia Paravicini MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said his country would “defend itself” if Ethiopia goes

February 24, 2024
Total Views: 2412

Friday, February 16, 2024
2022 photo of The German Navy Sachsen-class air-defense frigate FGS Sachsen
Defense

German Government Approves Military Participation in EU Red Sea Mission

BERLIN, Feb 16 (Reuters) – The German government has approved the deployment of armed forces in a European Union naval mission in the Red Sea to

February 16, 2024
Total Views: 3207

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Bulk carrier Star Harmony file photo
Shipping

Star Bulk to Avoid Red Sea After Attacks on its Ships

LONDON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Greece-headquartered Star Bulk will halt sailings through the Red Sea after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis

February 14, 2024
Total Views: 766

Sunday, February 11, 2024
A missile is launched from a U.S. Navy warship against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen.Handout via REUTERS.
Defense

US Strikes Unmanned Vessels And Cruise Missiles Near Yemen

DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday its forces on Feb. 10 had carried out strikes on two unmanned surface

February 11, 2024
Total Views: 26638

Wednesday, February 7, 2024
A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

US, UK Ship Investors Hit by Soaring Red Sea Insurance

LONDON, Feb 7 (Reuters) – War underwriters have raised the premiums they charge to U.S., British and Israeli firms by as high as 50% for ships

February 7, 2024
Total Views: 662

Tuesday, February 6, 2024
A fighter jet is launched from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen. Handout via REUTERS.
Shipping

Houthis Say They Fired at Two Ships in Red Sea, Damaging Both

Feb 6 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing

February 6, 2024
Total Views: 2516

Saturday, February 3, 2024
Oil tanker on fire in the Red Sea after Houthi missile attack
News

Russian Oil Sails Red Sea Despite Tanker Fire

By Natalie Grover (Reuters) – Tankers carrying Russian oil have continued sailing through the Red Sea largely uninterrupted by Houthi attacks

February 3, 2024
Total Views: 38329

Friday, February 2, 2024
A French Navy warship escorts a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea. Photo courtesy French Forces
Shipping

CMA CGM Suspends Red Sea Transits, Sources Say

PARIS, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Shipping group CMA CGM on Friday suspended until further notice all crossings by its vessels of the Bab al-Mandab

February 2, 2024
Total Views: 3839

Livestock carrier Al Kuwait at Freemantle Port
Shipping

Australian Livestock Stuck in Limbo on Ship as Second Vessel Heads to Red Sea

CANBERRA, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A ship carrying 16,000 sheep and cows that turned back from the Red Sea due to the risk of attack off Yemen was

February 2, 2024
Total Views: 9657

Thursday, February 1, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
Shipping

Red Sea Shipping Impacts to Be Felt This Summer, Says Breakwave Advisors’ Kartsonas

Supply chain’s departure from “just-in-time” logistics since the COVID-19 is helping to limit short-term impacts from Red Sea shipping

February 1, 2024
Total Views: 2153

A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

Saudis Boost North Red Sea Oil Exports to Avoid Red Sea Chaos

By Julian Lee and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Saudi Arabia significantly increased oil exports from its Muajjiz terminal last month, allowing them to

February 1, 2024
Total Views: 2493

Friday, January 26, 2024
A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

Saudi Keeps Sending Oil Through Houthi-Menaced Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is continuing to send tanker loads of crude and fuels through the southern Red Sea, where

January 26, 2024
Total Views: 5274

Saturday, January 20, 2024
An aircraft takes off to join the U.S.-led coalition to conduct air strikes against military targets in Yemen, aimed at the Iran-backed Houthi militia that has been targeting international shipping in the Red Sea, from an undisclosed location, in this handout picture released on January 12, 2024. US Central Command via X/Handout via REUTERS
Navy

US Strikes Another Houthi Anti-Ship Missile

By Kanishka Singh and Enas Alashray WASHINGTON/CAIRO, Jan 20 (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command forces on Saturday struck a Houthi anti-ship

January 20, 2024
Total Views: 2440

A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
Shipping

Iranian And Hezbollah Commanders Help Direct Houthi Attacks In Red Sea

DUBAI, Jan 20 (Reuters) – Commanders from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group are on the ground

January 20, 2024
Total Views: 2249

Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Maersk CEO Sees Red Sea Shipping Disruption Lasting ‘at Least a Few Months’
Shipping

Maersk CEO Sees Red Sea Shipping Disruption Lasting ‘at Least a Few Months’

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc said on Wednesday the disruption to global shipping caused by the attacks on vessels

January 17, 2024
Total Views: 2159

Wednesday, January 10, 2024
containership
Shipping

Red Sea Reroutings Mask Container Shipping’s Capacity Problem

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The Red Sea crisis, driving extended voyage times around Africa, is creating simulated cargo demand and masking the

January 10, 2024
Total Views: 5658

Tuesday, January 9, 2024
tanker in suez canal
Shipping

Oil Tankers Continue to Use Red Sea Despite Houthi Attacks

HOUSTON, Jan 9 (Reuters) – Oil and fuel tanker traffic in the Red Sea was stable in December, even though many container ships have rerouted

January 9, 2024
Total Views: 3134

Monday, January 8, 2024
smoke pollution coming from a container ship
Shipping

Houthi Bribe Allegations Rock Shipping Market

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Shares of the Israeli shipping company Zim plunged over 17 percent in premarket trading today following reports that their Chinese

January 8, 2024
Total Views: 8410
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