Container spot freight rates on the transpacific and Asia-Europe trades saw another week of single-digit declines, in the absence of carrier-led price hikes. But, on the contrary, it appears that…
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Six Saudi oil tankers are sailing away from the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint and appeared to be embarking on an unusual trip around Africa as threats from Houthi rebels upend shipping in the Red Sea.
An Israeli oil line built for the Shah of Iran has become the most talked-about answer to Riyadh’s shipping crisis. The numbers explain why it is likely to stay a conversation. Saudi Arabia’s oil has…
New US sanctions on an Iranian marine insurer and a maritime services authority complete the picture of a sovereign-substitute transit regime at Hormuz and explain why it may outlive its own…
Citizens are seen upon their arrival in Egypt’s Argeen Land port border crossing gate following their evacuation process from Sudan, due to clashes between the Sudanese army and paramilitary…
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Splash’s Middle East coverage this week has followed the rapid expansion of maritime risk across the Gulf and Red Sea. Reporting has examined renewed US-Iran exchanges, Tehran’s attempts to reshape…
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