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Suez Canal and Red Sea shipping news – transit volumes, Houthi attack impacts, Egypt toll changes, war risk premiums, and Cape rerouting cost analysis.

Monday, February 10, 2025
News

Suez Canal Chief Expects Traffic Recovery to Start by End-March

Suez Canal Authority chief Osama Rabie said he expects traffic through the Egyptian waterway to gradually return to normal by late March and fully recover by

February 10, 2025
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Saturday, February 8, 2025
News

First LNG Carrier in Five Months Passes through Bab-el-Mandeb Strait as Houthi Threat Eases

Liquid natural gas producers have been avoiding the Red Sea for much of 2024 amid continuous attacks by Houthi militants. This may now be changing as the first

February 8, 2025
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Friday, February 7, 2025
Shipping

Oil Executives Call for Cautious Return to Red Sea Navigation

Oil executives called on Thursday for a return to navigation through the Red Sea en route to the Suez Canal following a halt in attacks by Iran-backed

February 7, 2025
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Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Shipping

Oil Tanker Attacked Last Year Crosses Red Sea as Houthi Ceasefire Holds

Liberian-flagged crude oil tanker Chrysalis, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis last year, sailed through the Red Sea this week, the Suez Canal said on

February 4, 2025
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Saturday, February 1, 2025
Shipping

Suez Canal Authority Says Stability Returning To Red Sea

CAIRO, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Suez Canal Authority Chairman Osama Rabie has told shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk there are signs of stability returning to

February 1, 2025
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Thursday, January 23, 2025
Shipping

Egypt Cautiously Optimistic Suez Canal Traffic Will Revive, Minister Says

Egypt is “cautiously optimistic” a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will eventually translate into a recovery in Suez Canal revenue, which fell at least

January 23, 2025
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Monday, January 20, 2025
Shipping

Yemen’s Houthis to Target Only Israel-linked Vessels Following Gaza Deal

Yemen's Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israel-linked ships provided the Gaza ceasefire is fully implemented, the Humanitarian

January 20, 2025
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Monday, January 6, 2025
Shipping

The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving

Inside faceless office buildings scattered around London, a niche corner of the insurance market is keeping hundreds of billions of dollars in commodity trade

January 6, 2025
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Saturday, December 28, 2024
Ships are seen from a plane window, passing through the Suez Canal, Egypt, March 23, 2024 REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Shipping

Egypt Completes Trial Run Of New Suez Canal Channel Extension

CAIRO, Dec 28 (Reuters) – Egypt said on Saturday it had successfully tested a new 10 km channel near the southern end of the Suez Canal, even as its

December 28, 2024
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Thursday, December 26, 2024
Shipping

Red Sea Diversions Cost Egypt $7 Billion in Lost Canal Revenue

Red Sea disruptions — a consequence of Houthi maritime attacks — have cost Egypt at least $7 billion in Suez Canal revenue this year, the country’s

December 26, 2024
Total Views: 965

Tuesday, November 26, 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

Containership Transits of Suez Canal Hit 2024 High, But Big Ships Avoid the Route

The Suez Canal recorded its highest containership traffic for 2024 last week, with 54 vessels traversing the waterway in both directions, according to liner

November 26, 2024
Total Views: 2058

Sunday, October 20, 2024
Blog

Would You Sail Through a War Zone? These Yachts Did—Here’s How They Survived The Red Sea

Yachting World is reporting that while missiles rain down on oil tanekrs and major shipping companies divert billions in cargo away from the Bab-el-Mandeb

October 20, 2024
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Thursday, July 18, 2024
Shipping

Suez Canal Revenue Drops as Some Shippers Shun Red Sea

July 18 (Reuters) – The Suez Canal’s annual revenue dropped by almost a quarter in its latest financial year as some shippers switched to

July 18, 2024
Total Views: 1600

Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Sees Prolonged Red Sea Reroutings Regardless of Ceasefire

BERLIN, June 11 (Reuters) – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd does not anticipate the shipping industry to resume sailing through the Suez Canal

June 11, 2024
Total Views: 3467

Sunday, June 2, 2024
Shipping

Ships Diverted From Red Sea Send Ripple Effects Across The Globe

By Brendan Murray Jun 2, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Never has it been so cheap to inflict a world of economic pain. That stark point was underscored last

June 2, 2024
Total Views: 4571

Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Shipping

Hapag-Lloyd Raises Lower End of Outlook on Strong Shipping Demand

FRANKFURT, May 15 (Reuters) – German container firm Hapag-Lloyd on Wednesday raised the lower end of its 2024 outlook amid rising demand and freight

May 15, 2024
Total Views: 1252

Monday, March 11, 2024
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: 2656

Monday, March 4, 2024
Shipping

Suez Canal Head Says Egypt Studying Further Expansion of Waterway

CAIRO, March 4 (Reuters) – Egypt is studying further expansions of the Suez Canal to extend and complete a second channel of the waterway, the

March 4, 2024
Total Views: 3265

Friday, February 9, 2024
Shipping

More Grain Ships Diverted From Red Sea Due to Houthi Attacks

HAMBURG, Feb 9 (Reuters) – More ships carrying grain were diverted from the Suez Canal to sailings around the Cape of Good Hope this week as concern

February 9, 2024
Total Views: 1188

Friday, January 26, 2024
Shipping

UNCTAD Sounds the Alarm Over Unprecedented Disruptions to Global Trade

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has sounded the alarm over rising disruptions in global trade due to escalating geopolitical

January 26, 2024
Total Views: 1135