Tag: security

On October 1, 2024, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received two reports of attacks against commercial vessels sailing in the Red Sea. 

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES has announced the successful towing of the tanker Sounion to a safe location for further firefighting and salvage operations.

On 18th August, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces had successfully intercepted and destroyed a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle in a region of Yemen under Houthi control.

A ship in the Red Sea faced multiple attacks on 13 August, including strikes using an Uncrewed Surface Vehicle (USV), attributed to Yemen's Houthi rebels. 

According to GMS’ latest weekly ship-recycling report, geopolitical events are dominating the shipping sector, particularly in ship recycling, as tensions escalate in the Middle East.

Houthis announced on 3 August that they have attacked a Liberia-flagged container vessel, the MV Groton, in the Gulf of Aden.

Israel launched air strikes on the Houthi-controlled port city of Hodeidah in Yemen on July 20, responding to a recent drone attack by the Houthis that struck Tel Aviv.

UKMTO reported a series of attacks, on July 20, 2024, on the cargo ship MV Pumba, 64 nautical miles northwest of Al Mukha, Yemen.

Elisabetta Scanferla, Solicitor, Lester Aldridge, gives an overview of the intricate contractual realities that the Red Sea crisis has brought forth in the past months. 

A merchant vessel reported a missile hitting the water near the ship 52 nautical miles south of Yemen's port of Aden, as per the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).