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, February 12, 2024
Livestock Ship Signals ‘All Crew Muslims’ to Avoid Houthi Attack
Shipping

Livestock Ship Signals ‘All Crew Muslims’ to Avoid Houthi Attack

By Patrick Sykes (Bloomberg) — Commercial ships in the Red Sea are getting more creative in their efforts to avoid attacks by Yemen’s Houthi

February 12, 2024
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Rear view from ship to sea with UKMTO attack warning overlaid
Shipping

Houthis Target Star Bulk Ship Bound for Iran

By Nayera Abdallah and Jonathan Saul DUBAI/LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have targeted a cargo ship in the Red

February 12, 2024
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Sunday, February 11, 2024
A missile is launched from a U.S. Navy warship against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen.Handout via REUTERS.
Defense

US Strikes Unmanned Vessels And Cruise Missiles Near Yemen

DUBAI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday its forces on Feb. 10 had carried out strikes on two unmanned surface

February 11, 2024
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
A Maersk containership is seen near Suez Canal Bridge which is known as the "Peace Bridge" in the Suez Canal, Egypt, August 6, 2023. Suez Canal Authority/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Shipping Bosses Warn Maritime Security in the Red Sea Getting Worse, Not Better

(Bloomberg) — Major shipping companies are warning that the security situation in the Red Sea is continuing to deteriorate, despite efforts by the west

February 8, 2024
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Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, next to cranes at the APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras, Spain January 20, 2023. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Shares Hammered as Red Sea Boost Masks Overcapacity

By Christian Wienberg and Sanne Wass (Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares plunged after the shipping company said it expects renewed gloom in

February 8, 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’s Profit Warning Amid Shipping Overcapacity and Red Sea Disruptions

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN, Feb 8 (Reuters) – Maersk warned on Thursday that container shipping overcapacity would hit profits more than

February 8, 2024
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Wednesday, February 7, 2024
HMS Richmond is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. Photo courtesy UK Royal Navy
Defense

HMS Richmond Takes Over for HMS Diamond in Red Sea’s Operation Prosperity Guardian

As tensions in the Red Sea continue to escalate due to Houthi attacks on commercial vessels, the Royal Navy warship HMS Richmond is stepping in to replace HMS

February 7, 2024
Total Views: 3408

Turkish-flagged bulker TQ Samsun, carrying grain under UN's Black Sea Grain Initiative, is pictured in the Black Sea, north of Bosphorus Strait, off Istanbul,
Shipping

Marine Insurers Continue to Support Red Sea and Black Sea Trade Despite Challenges

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) confirmed in its annual winter meeting that the global marine insurance market continues to support trade in

February 7, 2024
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
oil tanker
Shipping

High Tanker Rates Hit U.S. Crude Exports to Asia

By Arathy Somasekhar and Muyu Xu HOUSTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) – U.S. crude oil exports to Asia tumbled to 1 million barrels per day in January, the

February 6, 2024
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Laden crude oil tanker approaches the port of Qingdao, China in the morning fog. Photo credit: Shutterstock/Igor Grochev
Shipping

Chinese Ships Get Insurance Edge Navigating Red Sea

By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn (Bloomberg) — Chinese-owned merchant ships are getting hefty discounts on their insurance when sailing through the Red

February 6, 2024
Total Views: 9708

A fighter jet is launched from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen. Handout via REUTERS.
Shipping

Houthis Say They Fired at Two Ships in Red Sea, Damaging Both

Feb 6 (Reuters) – Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said on Tuesday they had fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, causing

February 6, 2024
Total Views: 2620

Monday, February 5, 2024
tanker deck
Shipping

Red Sea Chaos Causing Global Oil Buyers to Shop Local

By Sharon Cho (Bloomberg) — The global oil market is looking increasingly local as militant attacks in the Red Sea and surging freight rates make

February 5, 2024
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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
Shipping

Shipping Industry Issues Revised Guidance for Navigating Southern Red Sea

A group of prominent shipping associations have released revised security guidance for navigating the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in response to a series

February 5, 2024
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A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
Shipping

Freight Rates Begin to Settle as Shippers Adjust to Cape Diversions

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – Asia-North Europe shippers have adapted their supply chains to the longer transit times around Africa, but now they

February 5, 2024
Total Views: 1732

Sunday, February 4, 2024
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Shipping

As Navies Focus On Red Sea Houthis, Somali Pirates Are Making A Comeback

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) –With western navies focused on trying to quell Houthi militants’ attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea, Somali

February 4, 2024
Total Views: 21216

A fighter jet is launched from the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen. Handout via REUTERS.
Defense

US Intends Further Strikes On Iran-Backed Groups

By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, Mohammed Ghobari and Timour Azhari WASHINGTON/ADEN/BAGHDAD, Feb 4 (Reuters) – The United States intends to launch further

February 4, 2024
Total Views: 1227

Saturday, February 3, 2024
Aerial shot of big Jebel Ali container port
Shipping

Red Sea Attacks Force Firms To Test New Land Routes Via UAE, Saudi

By Alisa Odenheimer and Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) –An Israeli software startup and one of the world’s biggest shipping lines are among companies

February 3, 2024
Total Views: 7291

A missile is launched from a U.S. Navy warship against what they describe as Houthi military targets in Yemen.Handout via REUTERS.
Defense

US, Britain Wage Strikes Against Iran-Linked Houthis In Yemen

By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) – The United States and Britain launched strikes against 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on

February 3, 2024
Total Views: 1399

Adm. James Stavridis
Navy

Stavridis Says Cyber And Military Escalation Against Iran Could Last Weeks

In an insightful interview yesterday with Lester Holt of NBC, retired Admiral James Stavridis, the former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, provided

February 3, 2024
Total Views: 1671

Oil tanker on fire in the Red Sea after Houthi missile attack
News

Russian Oil Sails Red Sea Despite Tanker Fire

By Natalie Grover (Reuters) – Tankers carrying Russian oil have continued sailing through the Red Sea largely uninterrupted by Houthi attacks

February 3, 2024
Total Views: 38466