Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and closure of the Strait of Hormuz mean the kingdom is relying more heavily on the Suez Canal.
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Saudia Cargo has launched a new scheduled Riyadh–Melbourne freighter route, operated by a Boeing 747-400F with more than 100 tonnes of capacity and nose-loading capability for heavy, oversized and…
An Asia-bound supertanker carrying Saudi oil has exited the Red Sea via the longer Suez Canal route while other vessels continue to risk the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, as Houthi threats heighten…
Houthi 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…
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) – Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through…
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through…
By Weilun Soon Jul 25, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Hong Kong-flagged supertanker bound for Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea port of Yanbu has U-turned just before reaching the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, where recent...
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