International efforts to degrade the Houthis’ capabilities and to protect maritime trade have failed to deter the militant group’s attacks and have not been enough to get shipping to return to the Red Sea

It has been 49 days since the Houthis attacked the Delta Tankers suezmax Sounion, but salvors have finally extinguished the 18 separate fires that have been burning

Salvors boarded the stricken tanker in September once it was finally towed to safety more than three weeks after it was first attacked

Houthis ended a month-long lull in attacks by targeting what they erroneously describe as a ‘British oil ship’. The haphazard targeting has further fuelled fears that rumoured Russian missiles could be about to increase the risk for ships beyond the Red Sea

Carriers’ dual east-west trade offerings for 2025 show Jeddah and King Abdullah as the ports that stand to lose the most from sustained rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope

The Joint Industry Security Group of shipping industry associations has released ‘industry transit advice’ on Red Sea transits. No Houthi attacks have been reported to the UKMTO during the past two weeks, although the militants attempted to strike central Israel in the early hours of Friday

BIMCO expects weaker containership demand in 2025 due to falling cargo volumes; however, its outlook differs, depending on the duration of Red Sea avoidance

A 14,895 dwt combined chemical and oil tanker has moored at the port of Hodeidah, the first vessel set to discharge at the Houthi-controlled port since Israeli air strikes destroyed much of the its fuel storage infrastructure in July