Only 11 vessels transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on July 26, the lowest monthly traffic in recent months, following Houthi attacks on Saudi oil installations. The slowdown reflects shipping avoidance amid heightened regional maritime risk.
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Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows Reuters
Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed.
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By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) – Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the...
Houthi attacks on Saudi oil depots along the Red Sea on Sunday led to a drop in ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to the analytics platform Kpler on Monday. The strait saw 11 cargo vessels move through the strait, the lowest number of ships to pass through in months, according to Kpler's...
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