Houthis Consider Charging Transit Fees on Red Sea Ships
Traffic through Bab el-Mandeb has fallen to about 20 vessels a day as the Houthis target Saudi-linked tankers, Reuters reported.
- Saudi Arabia's Aramco is exporting more crude oil through Egypt's Suez Canal due to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and threats from Yemen's Houthi rebels near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
- Shipping via the Suez Canal adds about $2.5 million per journey and extends travel time to Taiwan from 19 to 48 days.
- Very Large Crude Carriers cannot pass fully loaded through the Suez Canal, requiring offloading at Ain Sukhna Port and transfer via Egypt’s SUMED pipeline before reloading in the Mediterranean.
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Yemen Govt Accuses Houthis of Planning Fees for Red Sea Transit
A minister in Yemen's legitimate government told AFP on Wednesday that Houthi militants were working with Iran to charge ships to transit the Red Sea, threatening another waterway after Tehran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Information minister Moammar al-Eryani told AFP that the move was "a dangerous escalation aimed at transforming one of the world's most strategic maritime corridors into a permanent source of funding for the militia's mi…
The Huthist rebels of Yemen, Iran's allies, have struck several Saudi ships in the Bab Al-Mandab Strait, "an even greater strait since the closure of the Strait of Ormuz, especially for Saudi Arabia," says Hélène Sallon, journalist at the "World" and looks back at the stakes that are at stake today in this maritime passage, which is essential for world trade.
Houthis to copy Iran's Hormuz playbook with Red Sea toll plan
Yemen's information minister said intelligence confirmed IRGC advisers were directly involved in designing a Houthi-enforced toll system for the Bab el-Mandeb, mirroring Iran's contested claim to charge fees in the Strait of Hormuz.
Yemen's Houthis consider fees for ships sailing through Red Sea
Yemen's Houthi group is considering imposing fees on commercial ships sailing through the southern Red Sea, a week after declaring a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, regional sources familiar with...
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