Red Sea dark transits at two-year high
- Dark passings through Bab el Mandeb accounted for 9% of traffic last month
- Uptick in offline transits driven by containerships and tankers
- Saudi-affiliated ships increasingly taking precaution to hide activity in southern Red Sea
It is not unusual for owners and operators to take precautionary measures when passing through the Bab el Mandeb, but the growth in dark activity reveals changing dynamics in the area
