Piracy

Update: Maersk has instructed all Maersk vessels bound to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait to pause their journey until further notice in response to the

Update: Suspected Hijacking in Indian Ocean May Mark Return of Somali Piracy DUBAI, Dec 14 (Reuters) – A Malta-flagged, Bulgarian-owned bulk

(Bloomberg) — The US is working with allies to create a multinational effort to protect ships passing through the Red Sea in an effort to stem a surge in

A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, reported that its containership Maersk Gibraltar was targeted by a missile near the

By Rakteem Katakey and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — Armed guards on a fuel tanker exchanged gunfire with a small boat in the Red Sea, another sign of

DUBAI, Dec 13 (Reuters) – A tanker in the Red Sea off Yemen’s coast was fired on by gunmen in a speedboat and targeted with missiles,

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 12 (Reuters) – The cost of shipping goods through the Red Sea is rising as Yemen’s Houthis step up

The French Navy has released new details about a missile attack on the Norwegian chemical tanker MT Strinda that occurred in the Bam-el-Mandem Strait.

By Nadine Awadalla, Terje Solsvik and Phil Stewart DUBAI/OSLO Dec 12 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they hit a Norwegian commercial

A Norwegian-flagged chemical tanker has been hit by an anti-ship missile in international waters in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, the U.S.

PARIS, Dec 10 (Reuters) – A French warship operating in the Red Sea has shot down two drones that were launched at it from the Yemen coast, the

By Mohammed Alghobari ADEN, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement said on Saturday they would target all ships heading to Israel,

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The United States believes that Iran is involved in the planning and execution of drone and missile

By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) – The United States imposed sanctions on Thursday on 13 individuals and entities for

By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Fresh attacks on vessels in the Red Sea are raising insurance premiums for ships in the region and

By Aziz El Yaakoubi and Parisa Hafezi RIYADH/DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has asked the United States to show restraint in responding

LONDON, Dec 5 (Reuters) – The crew of the Galaxy Leader commercial ship seized by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis last month have been allowed

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – Waves of attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen may not be targeting

(Bloomberg) — Iranian-backed Houthi rebels claimed they targeted “two Israeli ships” in the Red Sea, part of a series of attacks against commercial

By Jonathan Saul LONDON, Dec 4 (Reuters) – War risk insurance premiums edged up for Red Sea voyages after three vessels were attacked in the