Red Sea Crisis

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Monday, March 2, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
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Red Sea Corridor Slips Back Into Crisis as Houthi Threats Resurface

The brief reprieve in Red Sea shipping attacks ended this weekend as Yemen's Houthi movement signaled an imminent return to targeting commercial vessels,

March 2, 2026
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Sunday, March 1, 2026
Oil tankers navigate Strait of Hormuz between Iran and Oman in Persian Gulf
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Chokepoints Under Pressure: When Geography and Conflict Strain the Arteries of Global Trade

There are moments when geopolitics feels distant from daily life. This is not one of them. By Paul Morgan (gCaptain) – With confirmed US–Israeli

March 1, 2026
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Friday, February 27, 2026
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
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Red Sea Comeback Falters as Maersk Diverts Ships Back Around Cape

Less than a month after restarting limited Red Sea transits, Maersk is once again rerouting select services around the Cape of Good Hope, underscoring how

February 27, 2026
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Monday, February 23, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
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EU Extends Red Sea Naval Mission to 2027

The European Union is keeping its warships in the Red Sea. EU member states have agreed to extend EUNAVFOR ASPIDES through February 28, 2027, allocating

February 23, 2026
Total Views: 676

Tuesday, February 17, 2026
EUNAVFOR warship escorts a containership in the Red Sea as part of the EU's Operation ASPIDES
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Warning Shots Off Yemen Underscore Ongoing Gulf of Aden Security Risks

A merchant vessel transiting about 70 nautical miles southwest of Aden, Yemen reported an encounter with armed skiffs on Tuesday, briefly raising alarm before

February 17, 2026
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026
The newest ultra large container ship Manila Express of Hapag-Lloyd with container cranes at the Burchardkai in the in the Port of Hamburg
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Hapag-Lloyd Reports Lower 2025 Profit as Gemini Network Takes Shape

Hapag-Lloyd reported preliminary 2025 financial results that came in at the upper end of its guidance, even as earnings fell sharply from the prior year amid

February 11, 2026
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
A CMA CGM containership underway in the Suez Canal
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Container Rates Slide for Fourth Week as Pre-Lunar New Year Surge Fizzles

Global container shipping rates fell for a fourth consecutive week as the traditional pre-Lunar New Year cargo surge failed to materialize. Spot rates dropped

February 5, 2026
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Maersk ship entering the Port of Rotterdam
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Maersk Posts Q4 Ocean Loss as Red Sea Reopening Tests Cost Discipline

Maersk slipped into a rare quarterly loss in its Ocean division as freight rates weakened and the container giant began a cautious return to Red Sea and Suez

February 5, 2026
Total Views: 862

Tuesday, February 3, 2026
cargo ships loading at port of oakland
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Ocean Network Express Falls to Quarterly Loss as Overcapacity Bites

Ocean Network Express (ONE) slipped into the red in the third quarter of its fiscal year 2025, reporting a net loss of $88 million on revenue of $4.07 billion

February 3, 2026
Total Views: 1085

Close in photo of Maersk ship loaded with containers
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Gemini Tests Red Sea Waters as ME11 Service Returns via Suez

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced the first structural return of a Gemini Cooperation service to the Red Sea, marking a cautious step toward

February 3, 2026
Total Views: 795

Monday, January 26, 2026
Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, a tanker carrying Russian naphtha, after the vessel was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile
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Renewed Houthi Threats and U.S. Military Buildup Cloud Shipping’s Tentative Return to the Suez

As maritime shipping weighs a tentative return to the Suez Canal after two years of Red Sea diversions, a dangerous convergence of Houthi warnings and U.S.

January 26, 2026
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
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Uncertainty Returns to Red Sea as CMA CGM Reverses Course, Threatening Supply Chain Stability

French carrier’s U-turn on Suez transits jolts shipper confidence and reopens questions about whether Red Sea stability is real—or just another false dawn.

January 20, 2026
Total Views: 2794

Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, a tanker carrying Russian naphtha, after the vessel was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile
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U.S. Targets Ship Captains in Latest Crackdown on Houthi Oil Smuggling Network

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has taken a major step in its campaign against Houthi financing by directly sanctioning ship captains who delivered

January 20, 2026
Total Views: 1540

Thursday, January 15, 2026
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
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Maersk Charts First Structural Return to Red Sea After Houthi Attacks

Maersk said on Thursday that one of its services will resume using the Red Sea and Suez Canal this month, marking a key step towards ending two years of

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 1065

Munkebo Maersk Suez
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Maersk’s Suez Return Signals a Turning Point in the Two-Year Red Sea Crisis

A.P. Moller–Maersk has confirmed the first structural return of a major container service to the trans-Suez route, in a landmark shift marking the most

January 15, 2026
Total Views: 411

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
A CMA CGM containership transits the South Red Sea under escort by a EUNAVFOR warship
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U.N. Renews Red Sea Reporting Mandate as Russia Needles U.S. on Venezuelan Seizures

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS, Jan 14 (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday asked U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to continue

January 14, 2026
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
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Suez Shows Signs of Life as Major Ocean Carriers Cautiously Return After Two-Year Red Sea Exodus

Containership traffic through the Suez Canal is finally inching higher. In the week ending January 11, 26 containerships transited the canal, the highest

January 13, 2026
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Monday, January 12, 2026
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
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US-Flagged Maersk Denver Transits Red Sea as Carrier Tests Suez Comeback

Maersk has completed its second Red Sea transit in nearly two years, signaling a cautious — but still tentative — return to one of the world’s most

January 12, 2026
Total Views: 1398

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
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Suez Canal Traffic Stalls at 60% Below Normal Despite 100 Days Without Houthi Attacks

More than three months have passed since the last Houthi attack on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, yet the Suez Canal remains well below capacity.

January 7, 2026
Total Views: 940

Tuesday, December 23, 2025
The LNG-powered CMA CGM Jacques Saade transits the Suez Canal, December 3, 2025
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Big Boxships Return to Suez After Two-Year Hiatus

After nearly two years of disruption, ships from two of the world’s biggest container lines are once again sailing through the Suez Canal—a small but

December 23, 2025
Total Views: 2247