Two Cosco VLCCs transit Bab el Mandeb after securing Houthi clearance
- Two Cosco VLCCs carrying Saudi crude transited the Bab el Mandeb after securing Houthi clearance, with a third China Merchants tanker now heading south
- Chinese tankers heading to Yanbu to load remain in a holding pattern, suggesting negotiations for inbound vessels have yet to yield results
- A China-linked shadow fleet VLCC, with a history of carrying Russian and Venezuelan crude, has also entered the Red Sea northbound
The Red Sea corridor remains open at least for outbound Chinese tankers, even as the Houthi blockade continues to choke Saudi-bound traffic
