The Red Sea littoral, which has been experiencing competitions involving regional and extra-regional powers for at least two decades, has recently witnessed a heightened threat to the fragile regional security scenario in the shape of sustained attacks on Red Sea shipping ...
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade that normally flows through the corridor.
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unraveled a key global trade route, forcing vessels into longer and more costly journeys around Africa.
Since November,Iranian-backed Houthi rebelsin Yemen have launched dozens of missiles and drones at commercial vessels around the Red Sea. They are claiming to avenge the Israel counter-operation in Gaza against Hamas terrorists, though the Houthi attacks have grown increasingly indiscrimin...
These attacks are part of a broader campaign by the Houthis, which began in November 2023, targeting ships in the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The group claims to be targeting vessels associated with Israel or en route to Israeli ports, citing the ongoing Israeli attacks in the...
These attacks have led to a fall in global exports and a rise in oil prices in the West. Some Shipping Companies have stopped shipping to Israel for the time being and even decided not to use the Red Sea route for the time being due to secu...
At the State Department in Washington, spokesman Matthew Miller confirmed the loss of life at a briefing with reporters. "We continue to watch these reckless attacks with no regard for the well-being of innocent civilians who are transiting through the Red Sea. And now the...
Both the impact of international naval forces, and the trajectory of the Israel-Hamas conflict – claimed by the Houthis as reason for the attacks - remain unclear. Amid ongoing unpredictability, our Maritime Team has raised our war (maritime) risk rating to HIGH for the s...
The UKMTO said that the British cargo ship was damaged by a Houthi missile on Sunday in the southern Red Sea and that the crew had abandoned it. The Houthis have stepped up their attacks on international shipping lanes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since last November, saying they...
Russia is interested in creating a naval port on the Red Sea in Sudan, but civil war could postpone or disrupt these efforts. The disruption of marine transportation caused by the attacks on commercial vessels has raised oil demand and the possibility of shortages later in the year. This situa...