Red Sea Crisis

Get the latest news and expert analysis on Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. Stay informed about maritime security threats impacting global shipping routes and both naval and geopolitical concers.


Monday, August 12, 2024
A dhow carrying Iranian weapons to Houthi forces in Yemen
Shipping

U.S. Indicts Three for Smuggling Weapons to Houthi Terrorists

The U.S. Justice Department has returned a superseding indictment charging two Iranian citizens, along with Pakistani citizen, for conspiring to provide and

August 12, 2024
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Sunday, August 11, 2024
USS Abraham Lincoln transits Suez Canal
Defense

USS Abraham Lincoln Crew Headed For Middle East Brace For Conflict

By Alastair Gale Aug 11, 2024 (Bloomberg) –As the USS Abraham Lincoln pulled out from Guam, the aircraft carrier’s captain announced to the crew

August 11, 2024
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Thursday, August 8, 2024
Map showing the location of UKMTO attack 106
Shipping

Rare RPG Attack on Ship Near Yemen

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations office has reported a rare rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) attack on a commercial vessel in the Bab-el-Mandeb

August 8, 2024
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Wednesday, August 7, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Sees Growth Slowing After Red Sea Crisis Boost

COPENHAGEN, Aug 7 (Reuters) – Maersk expects global container shipping growth to slow from a strong start to the year, when customers soaked up

August 7, 2024
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Monday, August 5, 2024
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

Philippines Working on Release of Galaxy Leader Crew After Some Hospitalized with Malaria

The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has reported ongoing efforts to secure the release of 17 Filipino crew members of the MV Galaxy Leader,

August 5, 2024
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Sunday, August 4, 2024
Aerial top view of a containership underway
Shipping

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Targeted MV Groton In The Gulf of Aden

CAIRO, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Sunday that it targeted MV Groton vessel in the Gulf of Aden and also

August 4, 2024
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Thursday, August 1, 2024
A Maersk containership berthed at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia.
Shipping

Maersk Sees Red Sea Disruption Lasting Through 2024

By Christian Wienberg (Bloomberg) — The global transport disruptions caused by the conflict in the Red Sea will last longer than expected and won’t be

August 1, 2024
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FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Raises Guidance Again Amid Red Sea Disruptions

Maersk has raised its financial guidance for the third time in as many months due to ongoing Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, which are forcing ships

August 1, 2024
Total Views: 1195

Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Israel’s Twin Strikes in Tehran, Beirut Ratchet Up Tensions
Shipping

Israel’s Twin Strikes in Tehran, Beirut Ratchet Up Tensions

By Ethan Bronner (Bloomberg) — Within seven hours overnight, Israel targeted top leaders of Hezbollah in Beirut and Hamas in Tehran in a show of its

July 31, 2024
Total Views: 1730

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
Valor Ignored: Pete Buttigieg’s Shameful Neglect of US Sailors Under Fire
Navy

Valor Ignored: Pete Buttigieg’s Shameful Neglect of US Sailors Under Fire

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain OpEd) Naval experts have called the battle in the Red Sea the most intense naval combat the US Navy has faced this century.

July 30, 2024
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Thursday, July 25, 2024
A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
Shipping

Container Shipping Rates Snap Weeks of Gains as Restock Rally Fades

By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) — Spot rates for shipping containers fell for the first time in almost three months amid signs demand is cooling after US

July 25, 2024
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The Marlin Luanda pictured January 27, 2024, in the Gulf of Aden. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Shipping

Russian Commodities Aren’t Safe from Houthi Attacks in Red Sea

By Alex Longley, Eleanor Thornber and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Yemen’s Houthi militants have attacked more merchant ships hauling Russian commodities

July 25, 2024
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Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Lomonosov Prospect northern sea route
Shipping

Western Sanctions, Houthi Attacks Boost Appeal of Russia’s Arctic Sea Route

By Eleanor Thornber and Julian Lee (Bloomberg) –Russia’s first oil shipment of the year is traveling through the nation’s Northern Sea Route to

July 24, 2024
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024
USV attack on the MV Pumba in the Red Sea, July 20, 2024.
Shipping

Watch: Houthi Drone Boat Destroyed by Armed Guards

A new video circulating online shows an alleged attack on the M/V Pumba in the Red Sea using an Uncrewed Surface Vessel (USV) seemingly loaded with explosives.

July 23, 2024
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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

Houthi Threat to Red Sea Shipping is Growing, UN Envoy to Yemen Says

By Jonathan Landay July 23 (Reuters) – Recent developments in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways suggest that the threat to

July 23, 2024
Total Views: 1786

Monday, July 22, 2024
containership
Shipping

Shipping’s Carbon Emissions Soar as Houthi Attacks Fuel Longer Voyages

(Bloomberg) — Shipping’s carbon emissions climbed by 23 million tons in the first half of this year, partly as vessels took longer routes to avoid

July 22, 2024
Total Views: 1002

Saturday, July 20, 2024
Smoke rises from a fire following an Israeli air strike in Hodeidah. Houthi Media Centre/Handout via REUTERS
Defense

Israel Strikes Yemeni Port City In Reply To Houthi Drone Attack

By Galit Altstein and Mohammed Hatem Jul 20, 2024,(Bloomberg) –Israel struck targets around the Houthi-held Red Sea port of Hodeidah, retaliating

July 20, 2024
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Smoke rises after an explosion on a ship that Houthis say is an attack by them on Greek-owned MV Tutor in the Red Sea. HOUTHI MEDIA CENTRE/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Two Attacks Northwest Of Yemen’s Mokha Reported

CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received a report of two attacks on a vessel

July 20, 2024
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Friday, July 19, 2024
UKMTO map showing the location of Friday's attack in the Gulf of Aden. Map courtesy UKMTO
Shipping

New Attack Reported in the Gulf of Aden

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations office has reported a new attack in the Gulf of Aden. According to the agency, the Master of a merchant vessel

July 19, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

U.S. Treasury Sanctions Key Figures in Houthi Financing Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has designated a dozen individuals and vessels as blocked property for

July 18, 2024
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