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Category: Yemen

  • Houthis vow to resume attacks following Iranian strikes

    Houthis vow to resume attacks following Iranian strikes With the US and Israel attacking Iran on Saturday, Iranian allies, the Houthis from Yemen, have vowed to resume attacks on commercial shipping in and around the Red Sea, bringing to a close a four-month cessation of violence at sea.  Shipping organisation BIMCO suggested ships with business…

  • Houthis tease new strikes amid US carrier build‑up in the Gulf

    Houthis tease new strikes amid US carrier build‑up in the Gulf As a US carrier strike group makes its way to the Gulf, a familiar foe to commercial shipping has reared its head for the first time in months.  A video titled ‘Soon’ published overnight by the Houthis, carried below, suggests the Iranian-backed Yemeni military…

  • Maersk carries out first Red Sea transit in almost two years

    Maersk carries out first Red Sea transit in almost two years In the early morning on December 19, the 2007-built Singapore-flagged boxship Maersk Sebarok completed a transit through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and into the Red Sea. This marks the first time a Maersk vessel transited the strait in almost two years. The company stated…

  • Shipping hesitates on Red Sea return

    Shipping hesitates on Red Sea return Experts covering the Red Sea shipping crisis have advised caution over any swift return to the Middle Eastern tradelane. Yesterday, the Houthis officially announced that they have paused maritime attacks on Israel and lifted their so-called naval blockade on Israeli ports. This announcement appeared at the end of a…

  • Houthis signal end to Red Sea attacks as shaky ceasefire holds

    Houthis signal end to Red Sea attacks as shaky ceasefire holds The Houthis have officially announced that they have paused maritime attacks on Israel and lifted their so-called naval blockade on Israeli ports. This announcement appeared at the end of a letter (pictured below) sent to Hamas’s military wing, Kata’ib al-Qassam, by the newly appointed…

  • Gaza truce talks test Houthi resolve

    Gaza truce talks test Houthi resolve A tentative ceasefire between Israel and Hamas may not just reverberate across Gaza — it could upend the maritime battleground in the Red Sea, where Yemen’s Houthi rebels have turned merchant shipping into target practice. The Houthis have long justified their strikes on commercial vessels as solidarity with Palestinians…

  • US unleashes its largest sanctions package aimed at the Houthis

    US unleashes its largest sanctions package aimed at the Houthis Yesterday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) unveiled its largest sanctions to date against the Houthis, designating 32 individuals and entities, including a Dubai shipmanager as well as four vessels – two MRs and two handy tankers “The Houthis…

  • Eastern Pacific chemical tanker attacked by the Houthis

    Eastern Pacific chemical tanker attacked by the Houthis A chemical tanker owned by Idan Ofer’s Eastern Pacific Shipping came under attack from the Houthis yesterday.  The five-year-old, 20,000 dwt Scarlet Ray reported an explosion nearby while underway passing the coastline of Saudi Arabia. No casualties or damage to the ship was reported, with the vessel…

  • Houthis seek to legitimise maritime role with ‘Safe Transit’ service

    Houthis seek to legitimise maritime role with ‘Safe Transit’ service The Houthi-run Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) has released a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) assuring safe passage to vessels transiting through the Gulf of Aden, Bab el Mandeb, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea if they are not related to the…

  • Houthis threaten all ships linked to Israeli trade in escalated maritime campaign

    Houthis threaten all ships linked to Israeli trade in escalated maritime campaign Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Sunday declared an escalation in their maritime campaign, announcing they will now target any ships belonging to companies that do business with Israeli ports, regardless of flag, ownership, or destination. The warning, delivered in a televised statement by the…

  • Greece deploys salvage vessel to Red Sea amid renewed Houthi threats

    Greece deploys salvage vessel to Red Sea amid renewed Houthi threats Greece has dispatched a salvage vessel to the Red Sea in response to a spike in maritime attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants, including the recent sinkings of two Greek-operated bulk carriers. The deployment comes as part of emergency measures to protect seafarers and safeguard…

  • Livestock carrier comes under fire off Yemen

    Livestock carrier comes under fire off Yemen The 49-year-old Comoros-flagged livestock carrier Merinos Livestock was approached today by a wooden boat approximately 35 nautical miles south-southwest of Hodeidah, Yemen, according to maritime security specialist Vanguard Tech. The captain reported that the small boat opened fire and instructed them to proceed to Mokha, Vanguard Tech related…

  • Houthi attacks branded war crimes by Human Rights Watch

    Houthi attacks branded war crimes by Human Rights Watch The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two bulk carriers in the Red Sea earlier this month, which NGO Human Rights Watch said today are violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes. The Houthis sunk both ships, killing and injuring several crewmembers, and appear…

  • Search ends for missing Eternity C crew as Red Sea sinks deeper into crisis

    Search ends for missing Eternity C crew as Red Sea sinks deeper into crisis The search for the remaining crew members of the Eternity C, a bulk carrier sunk by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, has been formally called off, with at least four mariners presumed dead and 11 still unaccounted for, according to…

  • Red Sea traffic falls as Houthis vow to continue attacks

    Red Sea traffic falls as Houthis vow to continue attacks The Philippine Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday that three more Filipino seafarers from the attacked and sunken vessel Eternity C have been rescued in the Red Sea, bringing the total number of rescued Filipinos to eight. Thirteen remain unaccounted for as search…

  • One in six ships flagged as potential Houthi targets

    One in six ships flagged as potential Houthi targets The global shipping industry has been rocked by two deadly attacks this week in the Red Sea, with Yemen’s Houthi rebels launching their most violent maritime campaign since early 2024, killing at least three seafarers, wounding others, and reportedly kidnapping crew. The bulk carrier Eternity C,…

  • Red Sea shipping crisis deteriorates rapidly as attacks intensify

    Red Sea shipping crisis deteriorates rapidly as attacks intensify The security situation in the Red Sea has taken a sharp turn for the worse over the past 48 hours, with back-to-back attacks on merchant vessels and Israeli airstrikes targeting multiple Yemeni ports. Yesterday, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier Eternity C, operated by Greek firm Cosmoship Management,…

  • Red Sea shipping rebounds 60% as Houthi attacks decline

    Red Sea shipping rebounds 60% as Houthi attacks decline The volume of ship traffic in the Red Sea has increased by 60% since August 2024, now reaching 36 to 37 ships per day. Despite the rebound, volumes remain well below pre-crisis levels, according to Rear Admiral Vasileios Gryparis, commander of the EU’s Aspides naval mission.…

  • US sanctions three tankers over ties to the Houthis

    US sanctions three tankers over ties to the Houthis The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has targeted three vessels and their owners for allegedly providing support to the Houthis.  Marshall Islands-registered Zaas Shipping & Trading facilitated the delivery of LPG to the Houthi-controlled port of Ras Isa using the…

  • US targets Russian interests moving stolen Ukrainian grain to fund the Houthis

    US targets Russian interests moving stolen Ukrainian grain to fund the Houthis The Trump administration has targeted Russian interests over grain theft from Ukraine used to support funding for the Houthis in Yemen.  The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) yesterday added additional persons and companies to its sanction list as these were identified…

  • Red Sea transits off limits for most as Israel pounds Gaza

    Red Sea transits off limits for most as Israel pounds Gaza The majority of the global merchant fleet is expected to keep away from the Red Sea for the foreseeable future as the security situation in the region worsens. The Israeli military has carried out extensive strikes overnight along the Gaza Strip after talks to…

  • Crew rescued from blaze on boxship in Red Sea

    Crew rescued from blaze on boxship in Red Sea The crew of the boxship that abandoned the ship which caught fire in the Red Sea has been rescued unharmed. The Hong Kong-flagged boxship ASL Bauhinia exploded and caught fire some 226 km northwest of Hodeidah, Yemen, in the early hours of the morning on Tuesday.…

  • Fire forces crew to abandon boxship in Red Sea

    Fire forces crew to abandon boxship in Red Sea A Hong Kong-flagged boxship exploded and caught fire in the Red Sea, some 226 km northwest of Hodeidah, Yemen. In the early hours of the morning on Tuesday, the 1,930-teu, 2022-built ASL Bauhinia boxship caught fire in the southern Red Sea. The vessel is owned by…

  • Houthis release Galaxy Leader crew after 430 days in captivity

    Houthis release Galaxy Leader crew after 430 days in captivity After 14 months and three days in captivity, the crew of the Galaxy Leader car carrier has been released. The vessel’s crew, made up of 25 nationals from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania, was captured on November 19, 2023, when armed Houthis stormed the…

  • Houthis maintain Israeli ban while allowing all other ships to pass

    Houthis maintain Israeli ban while allowing all other ships to pass As the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect yesterday, the Houthis of Yemen have provided an update on their Red Sea strategy. The Houthis said yesterday so long as the ceasefire remains in place, international merchant ships may…

  • Houthi leader warns Israel to stick to ceasefire terms

    Houthi leader warns Israel to stick to ceasefire terms The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, has said his group will monitor the implementation of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and will continue its attacks on ships in the Red Sea if it is breached. The six-week phase one of the ceasefire…

  • CENTCOM forces strike multiple Houthi targets

    CENTCOM forces strike multiple Houthi targets U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) reports that U.S. forces conducted multiple precision strikes against Iran-backed Houthi targets in Sana’a and coastal locations within Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, Dec. 30 and 31. On Dec. 30 and 31, U.S. Navy ships and aircraft targeted a Houthi command and control facility and advanced…

  • Israel pounds Houthi strongholds

    Israel pounds Houthi strongholds Israeli fighter jets have bombed the international airport in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and several ports in the Red Sea. Israel Defence Forces (IDF) stated that it conducted strikes on what it claimed were ‘military targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime’ on Yemen’s western coast and on several locations further inland.…

  • Israel strikes ports and oil facilities in Yemen

    Israel strikes ports and oil facilities in Yemen Multiple fatalities have been reported following a series of Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s port infrastructure and oil storage facilities in the ports of Ras Isa and Hodeidah.  According to reports by Houthi-controlled media, the attacks killed at least nine people, seven in the port of Salif and…

  • Houthis fire barrage at passing American convoy

    Houthis fire barrage at passing American convoy The Houthis roared back into action yesterday, firing a barrage of armaments against a passing American convoy in the Red Sea. As is common in the 13-month campaign waged by the Houthis, there are discrepancies in terms of the scale and efficacy of the latest attacks with the…

  • Egypt reveals $6bn revenue hit as Houthis vow to up campaign against shipping

    The Houthis vowed Sunday to keep up their attacks on merchant shipping likely to the consternation of politicians further north along the Red Sea in Egypt.  Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdel Aati revealed in discussions with International Maritime Organization secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez on Friday that the Egyptian economy has taken a $6bn hit from the…