Houthis target four vessels in Gulf of Aden
On April 10, the Houthis claimed to have targeted four vessels in the Gulf of Aden with drones and naval missiles, including a U.S. warship.
Read moreOn April 10, the Houthis claimed to have targeted four vessels in the Gulf of Aden with drones and naval missiles, including a U.S. warship.
Read moreAccording to Bloomberg, the Houthis in Yemen have stated that they will refrain from attacking vessels from China and Russia as they traverse the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Read moreAccording to Reuters, India will bring in and prosecute 35 Somali pirates captured by its navy after they hijacked a ship off the coast of Somalia. This marks a shift from its previous approach of rescuing hijacked vessels and crew but not prosecuting the disarmed pirates.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Shipping Analyst, Filipe Gouveia, examines the threat to shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden as well as off the coast of Somalia.
Read moreAccording to BIMCO, in recent months, Somali pirates have repeatedly attacked and hijacked a number of merchant vessels in international waters. These incidents serve as a grim reminder of the critical importance of BMP5 (Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy and Enhance Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean, and Arabian Sea) in the shipping industry.
Read moreThe Kingdom of Bahrain has signed the Jeddah Amendment to the Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC-JA), a regional initiative to combat piracy, armed robbery against ships and other illicit maritime activities in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden.
Read moreAccording to Reuters, on March 4th, a fire erupted on a vessel southeast of Aden, Yemen, triggered by nearby explosions.
Read moreIn this week’s “Shipping Number of the Week” from BIMCO, Chief Shipping Analyst, Niels Rasmussen, examines the cargo volumes to and from ports in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea, which have fallen 21% during the first seven weeks of this year due to attacks on ships in the area.
Read moreThe UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has released a report signalling how attacks on Red Sea shipping which have severely affected shipping through the Suez Canal, added to existing geopolitical and climate-related challenges, are re-shaping the worlds’ trade routes.
Read moreOn February 19 Houthis launched an attack with two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the M/V Sea Champion, a Greek-flagged, U.S.-owned bulk carrier vessel that has delivered humanitarian aid to Yemen multiple times.
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