Iranian Ship Linked to Houthi Attacks Heads Home Amid Tensions
(Bloomberg) — An Iranian ship that’s been linked to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea is returning home, removing a prominent asset in the area as the Islamic Republic braces...
Port strikes in the Mediterranean’s largest commercial docks had forced contained shipping firms such as Maersk to re-rout boats hitting import and export businesses. About two thirds of Spain’s exports pass through the country’s docks.
Spain’s parliament passed a long-delayed reform of port operations in May to bring regulation closer to that of the European Union.
(Reporting by Alba Asenjo; Writing by Paul Day; Editing by Jesus Aguado)
(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017.
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