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Spot box rates rocket amid Red Sea shipping crisis
Drewry has published its keenly awaited first box spot rate details of the year, with the Red Sea shipping crisis…
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Military action against land-based targets in Yemen moves a step closer
A coalition is moving closer to taking military action against land-based targets in Yemen after more than 20 merchant ships…
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Red Sea impasse remains despite creation of international naval coalition
The global shipping industry has welcomed news of a US-led naval coalition to ease tensions in the Red Sea, but…
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US to lead naval escort operation in the Red Sea
The US is deploying naval assets to the Red Sea as trade between Asia and Europe slows following multiple attacks…
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Red Sea traffic comes to a halt for many seeking naval assistance
Shipping is in crisis with its two most famous canals crippled, one by the climate crisis and the other by…
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Red Sea latest: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd ships attacked, Navibulgar bulk carrier boarded
It has been another perilous 24 hours for vessels transiting the Red Sea with two boxships attacked and one bulk…
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Urgent talks underway to ensure safety in the Red Sea
Urgent diplomatic discussions are going on around the world to ensure the chaotic scenes recorded in the southern Red Sea…
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Ships shot at in the Red Sea
Ships were shot at while passing near Yemen today in the latest acts terrorising seafarers transiting the Red Sea, a…
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Houthis fire cruise missile at Norwegian chemical tanker
A Norwegian-owned chemical tanker was struck by a cruise missile yesterday while passing through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. US Central Command…
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Houthis widen ship targets
It has been another weekend of heightened fear for seafarers transiting the Red Sea. On Saturday, Yemen’s Houthi movement said…
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US focuses on reducing Houthi threat in the Red Sea
As well as discussing the idea of a naval coalition with allies, the US is looking to turn the cash…
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Red Sea danger sees Israel-linked ships steer clear
More Israeli-linked ships, including those operated by ZIM, the world’s 10th largest liner, are diverting, avoiding new hot spots around…
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Chaotic scenes in the Red Sea as Israeli-linked ships are targeted
In chaotic scenes not seen since the 2011 peak of the Horn of Africa piracy crisis, global merchant shipping faced…
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Car carrier hijacked by the Houthis located
The car carrier, hijacked by Iran-backed Houthis, has been located in the region of the port of Hodeidah in Yemen. …
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Ships divert following Houthi capture of a car carrier
The heightened risk for Israeli-linked ships passing through the Red Sea in the wake of a car carrier hijacking on…
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Car carrier seized by Houthis
A ship owned by Ray Car Carriers and operated by Japan’s Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) was hijacked by the Houthis…
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Environment
‘Critical work remains’: UN renews FSO Safer crowdfunding campaign
With the first phase complete in a mission to avoid a catastrophic environmental tanker disaster in the Red Sea, the…
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UN completes delicate operation to remove oil from stricken FSO off Yemen
On Friday evening, the United Nations successfully completed the transfer of oil from the FSO off Yemen’s Red Sea coast,…
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Oil transfer from FSO Safer set to start next week
Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated FSO Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start early…
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UN operation underway to prevent catastrophic oil spill in Red Sea
The United Nations yesterday started a challenging operation to remove more than 1m barrels of oil from the FSO Safer…
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