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Saturday, January 6, 2024
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Navy

Will The U.S. Navy Bomb Or Appease Houthi Militants?

By Sam Dagher and Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) The US and its allies have weighed striking Yemen’s Houthi militants after telling them to either halt their

January 6, 2024
Total Views: 5715

Thursday, January 4, 2024
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Shipping

UN Security Council Members Call for Houthis to Stop Attacks on Shipping

UNITED NATIONS, Jan 3 (Reuters) – Members of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday called on Yemen’s Houthis to halt their attacks

January 4, 2024
Total Views: 1370

Monday, January 1, 2024
Houthi fighter stands on the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS
Finance

US Treasury Targets Houthi Money Networks Behind Maritime Threats in the Red Sea

On Thursday the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced action against financial networks aiding the Houthi

January 1, 2024
Total Views: 14226

Thursday, December 28, 2023
Shipping

Red Sea Shipping Workarounds Add Costs, Delays for Suppliers, Retailers

LOS ANGELES, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Toymaker Basic Fun’s team that oversees ocean shipments of Tonka trucks and Care Bears for Walmart and other

December 28, 2023
Total Views: 2683

Thursday, December 21, 2023
Shipping

Opinion: US and Allies Face Tough Choices Amid Growing Red Sea Crisis

By Peter Apps LONDON, Dec 21 (Reuters) – As the Pentagon asked allies to provide warships for an international task force to protect

December 21, 2023
Total Views: 4521

Shipping

Twin Crises Send Cargo Ships Back to 18th Century Trade Routes

(Bloomberg) — A year that started with smooth sailing for the global economy — vanishing supply snarls, slower inflation and fading pandemic gloom —

December 21, 2023
Total Views: 5524

Shipping

More Ships to Avoid Red Sea

FRANKFURT/ATHENS, Dec 21 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd said on Thursday it was the latest company planning to avoid

December 21, 2023
Total Views: 3685

Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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Piracy

Some LNG Carriers Avoid Red Sea as Attacks Increase

SINGAPORE, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Several liquefied natural gas (LNG) vessels have changed their courses in recent days to avoid the Red Sea region

December 19, 2023
Total Views: 2027

Shipping

Red Sea Shipping Chaos, By the Numbers

(Bloomberg) — A chunk of global shipping is now avoiding the Red Sea after a run of attacks on vessels in the key waterway that is vital for the

December 19, 2023
Total Views: 3001

Monday, December 18, 2023
Shipping

US Working on International Response to Houthi Attacks on Shipping

By John Davison and Phil Stewart DUBAI/TEL AVIV, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Attacks by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea are

December 18, 2023
Total Views: 2277

Shipping

London Marine Insurers Widen High-Risk Zone in Red Sea as Attacks Surge

LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) – London’s marine insurance market has widened the area in the Red Sea it deems as high risk after a surge in attacks on

December 18, 2023
Total Views: 1834

Saturday, December 16, 2023
Shipping

Oman Mediates Talks with Houthis to Halt Ship Attacks in the Red Sea

by Ahmed Tolba (Reuters) Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement has engaged in Oman-mediated talks with “international parties” about its

December 16, 2023
Total Views: 1947

Friday, December 15, 2023
Shipping

Shipping Industry Urges Caution on Use of Armed Guards in Red Sea

LONDON, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Shipping companies should use caution when deploying private armed guards onboard vessels sailing through the

December 15, 2023
Total Views: 33152

Thursday, December 14, 2023
Sailors assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) stand watch in the ship’s Combat Information Center during an operation to defeat a combination of Houthi missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, October 19, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
Defense

US Working with Allies on Solution to Stop Houthi Red Sea Attacks

(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

December 14, 2023
Total Views: 2005

Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Houthi military helicopter flies over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS
Piracy

Attack on Norwegian Chemical Tanker Underscores Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping

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

December 12, 2023
Total Views: 3448

Monday, December 11, 2023
The USS Mason pictured in the Gulf of Aden with the Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer Akebono, November 25, 2023. Japanese Navy Photo
Piracy

Norwegian-Flagged Tanker Hit By Missile Fired from Yemen

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.

December 11, 2023
Total Views: 9383

Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Defense

US Navy Downs Another Drone in Red Sea

DUBAI, Dec 6 (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy shot down a drone that originated from a part of Yemen controlled by the Houthi group on

December 6, 2023
Total Views: 4321

Monday, December 4, 2023
News

US Warns Iran-Backed Houthis After Red Sea Shipping Attacks

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

December 4, 2023
Total Views: 1416

Monday, November 27, 2023
Shipping

Somali Pirates Likely Behind Tanker Attack in Gulf of Aden

WASHINGTON, Nov 27 (Reuters) – An attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday appears to have been carried out by armed

November 27, 2023
Total Views: 3980
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