Houthis’ Red Sea Attacks Prompt London Insurers to Widen High-Risk Zone July 30, 2026 By Jonathan Saul Attacks on ships by Yemen’s Houthis have prompted London’s marine insurance market to widened its “high risk” zone in the...
Update: Drone Strike at Egypt Port Near Suez Canal Ignites New Shipping Risks July 30, 2026 By Nafisa Eltahir, Elwely Elwelly and Tala Ramadan A drone strike that sparked fires on two gas vessels in Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Damietta has raised a new...
US Sanctions Iran’s ‘Extortion Network’ Over Hormuz Tolls July 30, 2026 By Magdalena Del Valle and Sonya Dymova The US imposed sanctions on two Iranian companies that charge for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, an attempt...
Yemen’s Houthis Consider Imposing Fees on Ships Sailing Through Red Sea: Sources July 29, 2026 By Jonathan Saul, Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari Yemen’s Houthi group is considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, a week after declaring...
Tankers Divert to Egypt as Houthi Threat Upends Red Sea Trade July 28, 2026 By Weilun Soon Empty supertankers are heading to Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to collect Saudi crude as observable traffic at the...
Viewpoint: Research Shows Australia Is Vulnerable to Attacks on Indian Ocean Shipping July 27, 2026 By Rebecca Strating and Arzan Tarapore The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the US-Iran war has brought home how vital maritime trading routes are...
Saudi Arabia-Bound Supertanker U-Turns Before Houthi Chokepoint July 27, 2026 By Weilun Soon A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab...
US Strikes Iran From South to North After Trump Threats Over Red Sea Shipping July 24, 2026 By Eman Abouhassira, Yasmine Ghania and Ahmed Elimam U.S. missiles struck targets across Iran, reaching as far as its Caspian coast, on Friday after President Donald Trump vowed...
Russia’s Black Sea Waters Not Safe for Ships Amid Attacks, Moscow Warns July 24, 2026 By Bloomberg News Moscow warned that it is unsafe to navigate in its Black Sea waters after Ukraine has been ramping up attacks...
War Risk Insurance Costs Surge for Southern Red Sea Voyages After Houthi Attacks July 23, 2026 By Jonathan Saul The insurance cost of shipping goods through the southern Red Sea doubled for some companies on Thursday, after Yemen’s Iran-aligned...