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...
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...
Three Tankers Carrying Saudi Crude Make U-Turns in Red Sea After Houthi Warning July 22, 2026 By Florence Tan and Nidhi Verma Three oil tankers loaded with Saudi crude for China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday, heading...
Update: Tankers With Saudi Crude Turn Back as Houthis Open New Front in US-Iran War July 21, 2026 By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Elwely Elwelly Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen’s...
Red Sea War Insurance Costs Rise After Houthi Blockade, Sources Say July 21, 2026 By Jonathan Saul The insurance cost of shipping goods through the Red Sea rose on Monday after Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they were...
Insurance Woes Amid US-Iran War Stall Airlines’ Return to Dubai July 21, 2026 By Kateryna Kadabashy and Guy Johnson Challenges in securing insurance as hostilities between the US and Iran escalate are slowing the return of some foreign airlines...
Yemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi Arabia July 20, 2026 By Rakteem Katakey and Dana Khraiche The Houthis, an Iran-backed Yemeni group, said they would impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia, putting at risk the...
Two Dynacom Tankers Attacked off Oman Amid Escalating US-Iran War July 20, 2026 Greek shipping company Dynacom Tankers said two of its managed vessels were hit by projectiles of unknown origin on Monday...