These attacks have disrupted global shipping as several international companies have announced diversions of their vessels to the Cape of Good Hope route, even as increased war insurance premiums have made the Red Sea more uneconomical. The US and its allies have been res...
Factbox-Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea More Reuters FILE PHOTO: The Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's...
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 ...
Even with an international naval force in place, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea continue. As a result, widespread reroutings of ocean container traffic away from the Suez Canal continue, and ocean freight rates have begun to spike. This dispatch includes an update on the ...
On Thursday, the Houthis also launched a missile attack on what they described as a British commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden. The Houthi group has vowed to continue launching missile attacks on Israel-linked vessels, as well as U.S. and British ships, in a move to show its solidari...
Marine Attacks in the Red Sea Shipping Lane In mid-November 2023, Houthis in Yemen threatened to attack Israel affiliated vessels sailing in the Red Sea as a show of support for Hamas during the Israel – Hamas war. This began on November 18th when an Israeli-owned car carrier was...
Attacks by Iran-backedHouthi militantson ships in the Red Sea have already rocked global trade. And there could be more disruptions and price increases to come for shipments of goods and fuel. Several major shipping lines and oil transporters have suspended their services through the Red Sea as...
Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea have cut box throughput in the region by 90% and, amid escalating insurance costs, it seems it will take more than naval support to lure carriers back to the region any time soon. According to a US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) report, re-...
The White Houselast week accusedTehran of being "deeply involved" in the spate of Red Sea attacks by Houthi rebels on commercial vessels, an allegation which Iran's deputy foreign ministerdenied. The Pentagonreportedthat on Dec. 23, a chemical tanker off the coa...
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.