Red Sea Tanker Traffic Hits Multi-Month Low as Houthi Threat Holds
- Empty supertankers are heading to Egypt's Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to collect Saudi crude as observable traffic at the kingdom's key Red Sea export hub, Yanbu, dwindles following threats from Yemen-based Houthi rebels.
- State-Owned Saudi Aramco has been offering more oil from the Egyptian port after Houthis struck a vessel in the Red Sea last week, utilizing the Suez-Mediterranean Pipeline, or SUMED, to bypass the Strait of Hormuz.
- At least eight very large crude carriers are signaling Sidi Kerir to arrive by mid-August, with five controlled by South Korea's Sinokor Group, which has remained active in the Persian Gulf since the Iran war started in February.
- The Marshall Islands-flagged VLCC Bidbid is currently sailing to Sidi Kerir, expected to pick up cargo on Wednesday for delivery to Asia, while Bright and Taga abruptly switched destinations to the Egyptian port.
- Observable traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains scant, with only Chinese ships and vessels owned by countries friendly with Iran continuing to transit the region as of Monday, according to data compiled by Kpler.
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Yemen’s Houthis say targeted Saudi tanker in Red Sea
A Houthi military spokesman said the latest attack on a Saudi tanker in the Red Sea forced the vessel to turn around. (EPA Images pic)SANAA: Yemen's Houthi rebels said Tuesday they targeted a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with ballistic missiles for violating a blockade on the kingdom's ports announced by the Iran-backed group.Saudi Arabia had yet to comment on the Houthis' claim, but reported having intercepted drones targeting oil facilities…
Houthis Claim Fourth Attack on Saudi Tanker as Red Sea Blockade Intensifies
The Iran-backed Houthis claimed Tuesday they attacked a fourth Saudi-linked tanker since announcing a maritime blockade on Saudi ports, underscoring the escalating threat to commercial shipping in the Red Sea....
The Huthi rebels in Yemen announced Tuesday that they attacked - with several ballistic missiles - a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea, who they accused of breaking the naval blockade, which the Iranian-backed rebels claim to have imposed on the Saudi kingdom, reports AFP.
Houthis say missile strike forced Saudi tanker to turn back in Red Sea
Houthi forces say they fired ballistic missiles at the Saudi tanker NCC Ghazal in the Red Sea, forcing it to turn back. It is the third reported attack on Saudi-linked shipping in a week. Traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb has fallen by about 60%.
The vessel was reportedly targeted by "several ballistic missiles, forcing it to turn around", a statement published on social media.
(Cairo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Sang-hoon = Yemen's pro-Iranian Houthi rebels announced on the 28th (local time) that they attacked a Saudi Arabian oil tanker with a ballistic missile in the Red Sea...
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