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.


Friday, August 23, 2024
An image purportedly showing the MT SOUNION on fire in the Red Sea
Environment

Video Purportedly Shows Massive Explosion on Laden Oil Tanker ‘SOUNION’ in Red Sea

Houthis set tanker with 1 million barrels of crude oil on fire, threatening environmental catastrophe in the Red Sea. CAIRO, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Three

August 23, 2024
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
Photo of the laden MT Sounion courtesy French Forces
Shipping

Abandoned Tanker SOUNION Poses ‘Environmental Risk’ After Red Sea Attack

By Jana Choukeir and Renee Maltezou DUBAI/ATHENS, Aug 22 (Reuters) – A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that

August 22, 2024
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Wednesday, August 21, 2024
INCIDENT 110 WARNING - ATTACK - UPDATE 002. Credit: UKMTO
Shipping

Tanker Adrift After Multiple Attacks in Red Sea

By Jana Choukeir and Renee Maltezou DUBAI, Aug 21 (Reuters) – A Greek-flagged tanker was adrift in the Red Sea on Wednesday after

August 21, 2024
Total Views: 4606

Monday, August 19, 2024
ZIM logo on a building
Shipping

ZIM Stock Surges on Earnings Beat, Upgraded Guidance

Israeli container shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. (NYSE: ZIM) announced its consolidated results for the three and six months ended June

August 19, 2024
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Friday, August 16, 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

U.S. Imposes Additional Sanctions Targeting Houthi and Hizballah Trade Networks

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued additional sanctions against multiple entities and individuals

August 16, 2024
Total Views: 511

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Two Ships Report Blasts in the Red Sea off Yemen
News

Two Ships Report Blasts in the Red Sea off Yemen

CAIRO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Two ships reported coming under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, although neither reported

August 13, 2024
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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
Total Views: 1412

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
Total Views: 5756

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
Total Views: 534

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
Total Views: 2898

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
Total Views: 2020

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: 1197

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
Total Views: 20286

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
Total Views: 3838

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
Total Views: 1341

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
Total Views: 1903

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
Total Views: 7234