Red Sea Crisis

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Thursday, March 28, 2024
Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Shipping

Rescue Crews Navigate Drones and Fire to Salvage Houthi-Hit Ship

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — A salvage crew climbing up a fire-ravaged ship lined with barbed wire. A French naval vessel fighting off combat

March 28, 2024
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Monday, March 25, 2024
Photo of Houthi leader speaking to followers
Defense

Houthis Threaten Saudi Arabia Over U.S. Military Actions

By Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) The Yemen-based Houthi militants renewed their threats against Saudi Arabia, warning it not to support US strikes against the

March 25, 2024
Total Views: 7948

Saturday, March 23, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
Shipping

Houthis Fired Missile at Chinese-Owned Ship in Red Sea, US Says

By Yi Wei Wong Mar 23, 2024(Bloomberg) –Yemen-based Houthis fired a missile at a Chinese-owned oil tanker called M/V Huang Pu on Saturday, the US

March 23, 2024
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A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Vessel Struck By Projectile, Catches Fire Off Yemen’s Coast

CAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) – A vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile and caught fire, 23 nautical miles west of Yemen’s Mukha,

March 23, 2024
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Friday, March 22, 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 Says Red Sea Still Too Risky to Justify Return

Danish shipping giant Maersk says it will continue to divert its containerships around the Cape of Good Hope due to the continued risk of Houthi attacks in the

March 22, 2024
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Monday, March 18, 2024
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2023) A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
Shipping

U.S. Maritime Administration Issues New Advisory Amid Rising Maritime Threats in Middle East

In response to escalating regional conflicts in the Middle East, the U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a new advisory to shipping that enhances previous

March 18, 2024
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The MV Rubymar pictured before its sinking
Shipping

Salvage of Houthi-Hit Vessels Complicated by Continuing Attacks

By Gloria Dickie and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Reuters) – Efforts to limit environmental damage from a cargo vessel that

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 2633

Saturday, March 16, 2024
HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US Military Says It Destroyed Houthi Drone Over Red Sea

March 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it destroyed a drone fired by the Yemeni Houthis on Saturday, with another presumed to have crashed into

March 16, 2024
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Friday, March 15, 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

US Sanctions Marshall Islands Shipping Company Over Illicit Shipments for Houthis and Iran

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the Department of the Treasury has imposed new sanctions on a Marshall Islands registered shipping company

March 15, 2024
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Thursday, March 14, 2024
An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Red Sea
Shipping

Houthis Vow to Attack Diverted Ships in Indian Ocean

CAIRO, March 14 (Reuters) – The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group’s operations targeting

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 7691

Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Shipping

Inefficient African Ports See Diverted Red Sea Traffic Slipping Away

By Colleen Goko (Bloomberg) — Africa’s inefficient and aging ports are hampering the continent’s chances of capitalizing on a surge in ship traffic

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 4518

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A boat sails next to a shipping vessel MV Abdullah in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on March 12, 2024
Piracy

Pirated Bulk Carrier Sailing Towards Somali Coast, Adding to Fears of Piracy Resurgence

The European Union’s anti-piracy naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, has confirmed details of the piracy incident involving the Bangladesh-flagged bulk

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 13566

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Shipping

Filipino ‘True Confidence’ Seafarers Arrive Home After Houthi Attack

By Jay Ereno and Eloisa Lopez MANILA, March 12 (Reuters) – Eleven Filipino seafarers arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday nearly a

March 12, 2024
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HMS Diamond. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy.
Shipping

HMS Diamond Returns to ‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ in Red Sea

The United Kingdom is redeploying one of its most technologically advanced warships, HMS Diamond, to the Red Sea. The move comes as part of the UK’s

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 2158

Monday, March 11, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Houthi followers hold a Palestinian flag during a parade in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to show support to Houthi strikes on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in Sanaa, Yemen January 29, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah//File Photo
Defense

U.S. Forces Strike Back After Houthi Attack on Merchant Vessel

U.S. forces launched a series of self-defense strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen after the Iranian-backed terrorist group fired missiles at a

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 10050

Ukrainian coast guard patrols the "grain corridor" in the Black Sea. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Shipping

U.S. Intelligence Report Says Country Faces ‘Increasingly Fragile World Order’

By Patricia Zengerle and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) – U.S. intelligence agencies said on Monday the country faces an

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 2783

A tanker transits the Suez Canal. Shutterstock/Anatoly Menzhiliy
Shipping

IMF PortWatch: Suez Canal Trade Cut in Half

Supply chains worldwide have been disrupted as trade through the Suez and Panama Canals, two critical shipping routes, has seen substantial declines in recent

March 11, 2024
Total Views: 2643

Saturday, March 9, 2024
HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. LPhot Chris Sellars/UK Ministry Of Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US, UK, French Military Shoot Down Houthi Drones After Attack On Carrier, Warships

CAIRO, March 9 (Reuters) – U.S., French and British forces downed dozens of drones in the Red Sea area overnight and on Saturday after Yemen’s

March 9, 2024
Total Views: 2648

Friday, March 8, 2024
French frigate escort. Photo: EUNAVFOR
Shipping

Red Sea Crisis Could Fan Asia’s Inflation Anew, Delay Rate Cuts

By Claire Jiao (Bloomberg) — Asia could see slower economic growth and a resurgence of inflation as escalating violence in the Red Sea snarls shipping

March 8, 2024
Total Views: 667

Thursday, March 7, 2024
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Deadly Ship Attack Means Shipowners Should Re-Think Red Sea Voyages

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) – A major transport union urged a full halt of merchant ships sailing through the Red Sea, adding to calls for vessels to

March 7, 2024
Total Views: 1460