Maritime Traffic Through Hormuz, Bab Al-Mandab Straits Decline Sharply
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Maritime traffic through Hormuz, Bab al-Mandab straits decline sharply
Capitals, Aug. 6 (SANA) Maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab al-Mandab Strait declined sharply on Wednesday compared with the previous day, according to data released by ship-tracking company Kpler, following reports of attacks targeting vessels in the region. In a post on X, Kpler said only two vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz. One entered the waterway carrying coal under the Panama flag, while the second departed ca…
There was only one cargo vessel passing through Bab el-Mandeb on Wednesday, 20 less than on Tuesday.
Where exactly did the situation deteriorate significantly? Shipping through the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb sharply declined after Yemen's Houthis announced an attack on a Saudi tanker, according to RBC-Ukraine, citing Reuters. On August 5, only one merchant vessel, a Bahamian-flagged bulk carrier, passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. By comparison, 20 vessels had passed through this route the day before. That same day, Yemen's Iran-…
Since their announcement of a maritime block against Saudi Arabia on 20 July, the Houthists have increased their attacks in the Red Sea. With two new Saudi ships targeted on Wednesday, 5 August, they are not far from blocking the Strait of Bab El-Mandeb and could further expand their scope of action, fears the international press.
Industry representatives stated that rising security risks in the Red Sea and the Bab el Mandeb Strait are leading shipowners to opt for the Cape of Good Hope route, and that transit times on the Europe-Asia route have increased by 10-15 days.
Saudi authorities have not yet confirmed the information of the Houthis
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