Yemen
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Middle East
Shipping braces for Israel’s response to Iranian attacks
Shipping has to contend with new danger zones following Iran’s attack on Israel over the weekend and the hijacking of…
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Piracy
New maritime security firms emerge on the back of ‘worrying’ return of Somali pirates
Similar to 15 years ago during the last Somalia piracy cycle, new maritime security companies are emerging. A total of…
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Middle East
Houthis claim to have attacked ship in the Indian Ocean
The Houthis claimed over the weekend to have widened their area of operations, saying in a televised address they had…
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Containers
Liner Cape diversions equivalent to a trip to the Moon every week
Putting some perspective on just how enormous the rerouting of global trade has been in the wake of the Houthi…
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Middle East
Washington seeks new ways to deescalate Red Sea shipping crisis
The US is trying a new carrot-and-stick approach in its dealings with the Houthis in Yemen. On the one hand,…
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Middle East
Gunshots ring out in the Red Sea for the first time in more than a week
The Houthis remain a menace to merchant shipping in the Middle East. After eight consecutive days of no reported incidents,…
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Contributions
The mental scars left by Red Sea attacks
Charles Watkins, CEO of Mental Health Support Solutions, has recently returned from a vessel visit where he supported crew whose…
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Middle East
Rumours of Houthi truce with China and Russia fall flat with latest tanker attack
Putting paid to reports last week that Chinese and Russian ships were to be given safe passage through the Red…
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Middle East
Chinese and Russians reportedly given safe passage through the Red Sea by the Houthis
Bloomberg is reporting that Yemen’s Houthis will not target Chinese and Russian ships passing through the Red Sea and Gulf…
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Gas
No LNG carrier has transited the Suez Canal for 65 days
No LNG carrier has passed through the Suez Canal for more than two months, according to new data published from…
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Middle East
Red Sea salvage ops not possible: IMO
Salvors will not come to clean up the mess left by Houthi attacks until the situation in the Red Sea…
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Middle East
Houthis vow to extend attacks deeper into the Indian Ocean
Another ship has been damaged by the Houthis, who now claim to have hypersonic missiles in their armoury and will…
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Middle East
Filipino seafarers at the brunt of the Red Sea shipping crisis demand change
The Filipino seafaring community is very much in the headlines with survivors of last week’s deadly bulk carrier attack in…
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Middle East
Shipping mourns first deaths from Red Sea crisis
Top officials from across the shipping industry have expressed their feelings about the first loss of lives from the five-month…
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Dry Cargo
First casualties feared in Red Sea shipping crisis as crew abandon missile-struck bulker
The Barbados-flagged, 50,448 dwt bulker was damaged in a missile attack off Yemen with several crew members missing. According to…
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Middle East
Houthis move to tighten grip on Red Sea shipping
Emboldened by their first ship sinking the Houthis are now insisting any ships entering their territorial waters need to obtain…
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Middle East
Rubymar’s sinking poses ‘major environmental crisis’ in the Red Sea
The Red Sea shipping crisis has entered a new chapter with the sinking of the bulk carrier early on Saturday…
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Middle East
Rubymar becomes first constructive total loss of the Red Sea shipping crisis
The , a general cargo vessel carrying a cargo of fertilizer, has become the first constructive total loss of the…
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Operations
Urgent towage of stricken Lebanese vessel in Red Sea remains up in the air
The risks of an ecological disaster in the Red Sea are growing as negotiations get underway to safely remove the…
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Middle East
Images emerge from Houthi escalation of attacks on shipping
The missile attack by Houthi militants on the Rubymar, a ship carrying a cargo of fertilizer, has led to an…
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