Shipping traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait slows following an attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, according to shipping data cited by multiple outlets. Reuters, as republished by several sources, says that on Sunday only 11 commodity vessels transited Bab el-Mandeb—the lowest level in months—based on data from shipping analytics provider Kpler. The reporting also indicates broader disruption effects in the region: while Red Sea traffic falls after the attack, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains subdued over the weekend, according to the same Kpler data mentioned in the Reuters-based articles. Other outlets similarly describe reduced ship movements in the Red Sea after the Houthi strike. Overall, the sources agree that vessel activity at the key chokepoint of Bab el-Mandeb drops to a multi-month low immediately after the attack, while Hormuz also stays relatively quiet during the same period.
Shipping through Bab el-Mandeb slows after Houthi attack on Saudi oil sites
Shipping traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait slows following an attack by Yemeni Houthi forces on Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, according to shipping data cited by multiple out...
- Yemeni Houthis attack Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast.
- Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb falls after the attack.
- On Sunday, 11 commodity vessels pass through Bab el-Mandeb, the lowest level in months.
- Shipping data cited comes from Kpler.
- Transit through the Strait of Hormuz remains subdued over the weekend.
Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on July 26, the lowest level in months, the data showed
1 month agoHouthi attacks on Saudi oil depots along the Red Sea on Sunday led to a drop in ship traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, according to the analytics platform Kpler on Monday. The strait saw 11 cargo vessels move through the strait, the lowest number of ships to pass through in months, according to Kpler's...
1 month agoEleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed.
1 month agoRed Sea traffic has been disrupted off the coast of Yemen since last week by the Tehran-aligned Houthis, who want to blockade Saudi exports, expanding the US-Iran conflict that has already choked oil supply through the Strait of Hormuz.
1 month agoTankers are thinning out at one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints after Yemen’s Houthis struck Saudi oil sites on the Red Sea, triggering a sharp drop in vessel movements through Bab el-Mandeb. At the same time, traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remained subdued over the weekend, according to shipping data from Kpler […]
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