Houthis warn shipping companies to avoid Saudi ports, email shows
The warning could disrupt Saudi crude exports and regional shipping patterns, with two oil tankers already rerouting toward the Suez Canal, Vanguard said.
- On Monday, the Houthi militia emailed shipping companies banning vessels from loading or discharging at Saudi ports, warning ships could be targeted "in any location."
- The Sanaa-based Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center, previously used by the Houthis to issue shipping warnings between 2023 and 2025, sent the directive as a "reminder of their presence in the area."
- Following the threat, two oil tankers bound for China and India made U-turns in the Red Sea on Tuesday, while Saudi Aramco increased use of the Yanbu terminal for exports.
- Saudi Arabia condemned the allegations on Monday, stating Riyadh would take "all necessary measures" to protect its ships; the Joint Maritime Information Center reported no confirmed attacks in 48 hours.
- A closure of the Red Sea's southern gateway would remove a critical alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, intensifying fears of energy shortages and global trade disruptions.
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Houthis Warn Shipping Companies To Avoid Saudi Arabia: The Houthi rebels on Monday declared a naval blockade against Saudi Arabia, in an attempt to pressure the United States in its war with Iran and raise the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf. The Houthis sent an email to shipping companies that they shouldn’t load or discharge cargo at Saudi Arabian ports because that activity may result in being targeted “in any locat…
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