CRS says Houthis pose a long term threat
After Israel responded massively to an attack on the Port of Eilat with an attack on the Houthi-held Yemeni Port of Hodeida on July 20, there was a lull in the Houthi
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Houthis in failed attack on U.S.-flagged Maersk Yorktown
After a period with few reports of Houthi activity, the Iranian-backed group has resumed its targeting of merchant shipping, with Al Arabiya and other regional news outlets quoting the Houthi’s military spokesman
Houthis target Vietnamese-owned tanker, threaten attacks in Indian Ocean
The situation in the Red Sea gets no calmer. Today brought a report from UKMTO of a Houthi attack on a merchant vessel 76 nautical miles west of Al Hudayah. While UKMTO
Houthis target SeaLead containership Pinocchio
The latest merchant vessel targeted by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist groups is the Liberian-flagged containership Pinocchio, which according to the Equasis data base is operated by Singapore headquartered SeaLead Shipping Pte. According
Twice targeted by Houthis, Star Bulk won’t be going through Suez
Athens-headquartered, NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk Carriers Corp. has had two of its ships targeted by Houthi attacks, even though one of them, the Star Iris was carrying a cargo of corn from Brazil
Houthis attack another Star Bulk vessel
Don’t say “whack a mole,” but as has happened before, multiple strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen by U.S. Central Command between February 7 and 10, appeared to produce a two day
Houthis fire missiles at another ship managed by Oceonix Services
Middle East news reports today quoted the Houthis as saying they had targeted the “American merchant ship Koi … with several appropriate naval missiles.” The Equasis data base shows that the Liberian-flagged
White House: Houthis to be designated as terrorists again
Against the backdrop of continued Houthi attacks on merchant shipping, the White House announced today that the Iranian-backed group (formally known as Ansarallah) will be designated as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.”
Strikes on Houthis won’t soon end trade disruptions
Overnight strikes on Houthi infrastructure by the U.S. and U.K. have not yet shut down the group’s attacks on merchant shipping. This morning the U.K. Maritime Trade Office reported an incident in
Houthis put on warning: Now what?
Yesterday saw growing international concern over the situation in the Red Sea as Houthi attacks on merchant ships caused more vessels to avoid the area and sent ocean freight rates soaring. While