Ships Transiting via Bab El-Mandab Strait at Highest in a Week, Data Shows

Ships passing through Bab el-Mandeb reach one-week high

The number of ships transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on Tuesday reached ​the highest number since July 19, preliminary shipping data showed on Wednesday. Thirty-nine commodity...

Ships transiting via Bab el-Mandab strait at highest in a week, data shows

Of the ships passing through, 20 ships entered the strait while 17 ships exited, according to ship-tracking data from analytics firm Kpler.

Ships transiting via Bab el-Mandeb strait at highest in a week, data shows

Thirty-seven commodity ships passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, a notable increase. Only a few vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, indicating a shift in shipping routes. Yemen's Houthis claimed missile attacks on a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea. China has engaged in direct talks with the Houthi movement regarding tanker passage. Oman proposed joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, but the US opposes tolls.

Liners defy Houthi blockade with 54 Bab el-Mandeb transits in a week

The Houthis’ blockade on Saudi Arabia has not discouraged shipping lines from sending their vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, delivering containers to Jeddah and other Red Sea ports. Linerlytica noted that several carriers, including Maersk, CMA CGM and Wan Hai, were sticking to their renewed Suez transits. The consultant has tracked 54 containership transits through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the past seven days, with no change to vess…