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Monday, June 16, 2025
A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Energy

Oil Shippers Pause Offers to Middle East as Conflict Intensifies

Some oil tanker owners and managers have paused offering their vessels for Middle Eastern routes since Friday as they assess the risks from Israel’s

10 minutes ago
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Friday, June 13, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
Shipping

Tankers Keep Moving Through Strait of Hormuz as Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates

Merchant shipping is continuing to pass through the Strait of Hormuz despite Israel's attacks on Iran on Friday, the multinational, U.S.-led Combined

June 13, 2025
Total Views: 657

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Container ships on Suez Canal.
Shipping

Egypt’s Suez Canal Offers 15% Discount For Big Container Ships to Win Back Trade

Egypt's Suez Canal will offer a 15% discount on transit fees for container ships with net tonnage of at least 130,000 metric tons, to encourage trade back

May 13, 2025
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Friday, April 18, 2025
A fuel tank burns following, what Al Masirah TV said, was a U.S. strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video
News

US Steps Up Houthi Campaign With Deadly Strikes on Red Sea Oil Port

The US attacked a key Yemen oil port controlled by the Houthis overnight and killed dozens of people, according to the Iran-backed militants, raising the

April 18, 2025
Total Views: 894

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Red Sea Tourist Submarine Sinking Kills At Least Six Off the Coast of Egypt
Incidents

Red Sea Tourist Submarine Sinking Kills At Least Six Off the Coast of Egypt

A small recreational submersible, named Sindbad, has sunk off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada with 45 people on board. The incident occurred around 1,000

March 27, 2025
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Friday, March 21, 2025
Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 23, 2024 REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Energy

Houthi Attack Pause Lets Europe Get More Fuel Via Suez for Now

By Prejula Prem Mar 21, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A pause in Houthi attacks on commercial shipping has seen fuel traders import more cargoes into Europe via

March 21, 2025
Total Views: 1133

Saturday, March 15, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump launches military strikes against Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis
Defense

Trump Launches Large-Scale Strikes On Yemen’s Houthis, At Least 24 Killed

By Phil Stewart and Mohammed Ghobari WASHINGTON/ADEN, Yemen, March 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump launched large-scale military strikes

March 15, 2025
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Merchant Marine

Trump Vows to Crush the Houthi Threat and Protect American Ships

The Suez Canal is effectively closed. Not officially, of course, many Russian shadow fleet and Chinese crewed ships are sailing through. But if you’re a U.S.

March 15, 2025
Total Views: 2937

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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Shipping

Red Sea Ship Traffic Is Yet to Pick Up as Ceasefire Risks Swirl

Ship traffic through the Red Sea has remained slow in recent weeks despite a prolonged period without attacks from Yemen’s

February 11, 2025
Total Views: 886

Monday, February 10, 2025
Suez Canal Chief Expects Traffic Recovery to Start by End-March
News

Suez Canal Chief Expects Traffic Recovery to Start by End-March

Suez Canal Authority chief Osama Rabie said he expects traffic through the Egyptian waterway to gradually return to normal by late March and fully recover by

February 10, 2025
Total Views: 2851

Saturday, February 8, 2025
File photo of an LNG carrier in the Suez Canal
News

First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases

Liquid natural gas producers have been avoiding the Red Sea for much of 2024 amid continuous attacks by Houthi militants. This may now be changing as the first

February 8, 2025
Total Views: 2743

Friday, February 7, 2025
A warship with the EU's Operation Aspides escorts a tanker and cargo ship sail through the Southern Red Sea. Photo courtesy Operation Aspides
Shipping

Oil Executives Call for Cautious Return to Red Sea Navigation

Oil executives called on Thursday for a return to navigation through the Red Sea en route to the Suez Canal following a halt in attacks by Iran-backed

February 7, 2025
Total Views: 445

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Sounion oil tanker on fire in Red Sea. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Oil Tanker Attacked Last Year Crosses Red Sea as Houthi Ceasefire Holds

Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker Chrysalis, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis last year, sailed through the Red Sea this week, the Suez Canal said on

February 4, 2025
Total Views: 1926

Thursday, January 23, 2025
A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

Egypt Cautiously Optimistic Suez Canal Traffic Will Revive, Minister Says

Egypt is “cautiously optimistic” a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will eventually translate into a recovery in Suez Canal revenue, which fell at least

January 23, 2025
Total Views: 578

Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Shipping

Shipping Giant MSC Says It Will Keep Avoiding Red Sea for Now

Container liner MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA said it will continue to send its ships around Africa’s southern tip until further notice, a sign that any

January 21, 2025
Total Views: 3641

Monday, January 20, 2025
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Yemen’s Houthis to Target Only Israel-linked Vessels Following Gaza Deal

Yemen's Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israel-linked ships provided the Gaza ceasefire is fully implemented, the Humanitarian

January 20, 2025
Total Views: 2695

Friday, January 17, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23, after an attack by Houthi militants, on the Red Sea, September 14, 2024 in this handout image. EUNAVFOR ASPIDES/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Red Sea Trade Route Will Remain Too Risky Even After Gaza Ceasefire Deal

Companies transporting their products around the world are not ready to return to the Red Sea trade route in the wake of a Gaza ceasefire deal because of

January 17, 2025
Total Views: 1122

Sunday, December 22, 2024
Incidents

US Fighter Shot Down In ‘Apparent Case Of Friendly Fire’ Over Red Sea

WASHINGTON Dec 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it mistakenly shot down one of its own fighter aircraft over the Red Sea early on Sunday,

December 22, 2024
Total Views: 3058

Thursday, December 5, 2024
News

Crew of Panama-Flagged Cargo Ship Rescued in Red Sea

The crew of Panama-flagged cargo ship MV ISA STAR have been rescued in the Red Sea after sending a distress signal, the EU's Aspides naval mission

December 5, 2024
Total Views: 1650