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Red Sea Shipping Crisis

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Rolling coverage of the Southern Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden — attacks on shipping, naval escorts, reroutings and the war-risk picture.

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  1. HIGH
    Iran war latest: UN maritime agency condemns Houthi attacks on international shipping - The National

    Iran war latest: UN maritime agency condemns Houthi attacks on international shipping The National

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  2. MEDIUM
    Yemen's Houthis granting ships safe passage via email: Report - Middle East Eye

    Yemen's Houthis granting ships safe passage via email: Report Middle East Eye

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  3. MEDIUM
    Shipping firms email Houthis to cross Red Sea safely, wait for 24 hours. This is why - India Today

    Shipping firms email Houthis to cross Red Sea safely, wait for 24 hours.

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  4. MEDIUM
    Shipping firms are now emailing Houthis to cross Red Sea safely. Here's how it works - India Today

    Shipping firms are now emailing Houthis to cross Red Sea safely.

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  5. MEDIUM
    Shipping firms email Houthis to cross Red Sea safely, wait for 24 hours. This is why - India Today

    Shipping firms email Houthis to cross Red Sea safely, wait for 24 hours.

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  6. LOW
    Evergreen schedules first Suez transits with own vessels

    Evergreen has scheduled its first sailings into the Red Sea and through the Suez Canal using its own vessels, according to DynaLiners. Ships deployed on the Ocean Alliance’s China-Europe Shuttle (CES) are expected to transit the canal during November and December. The current schedule includes four eastbound…

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  7. LOW
    Xeneta Summit: Analysts forecast ocean freight spot rates to fall 30% in 2027 as Red Sea return sees capacity flooding back

    Global ocean container shipping spot rates are forecast to fall 30% in 2027, according to the Xeneta Ocean Outlook Report unveiled today by Chief Analyst Peter Sand to more than 800 industry leaders from the world’s largest shippers and logistics service providers gathered at the annual Xeneta Summit in Munich.…

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  8. LOW
    Xeneta Summit: Analysts forecast ocean freight spot rates to fall 30% in 2027 as Red Sea return sees capacity flooding back - American Journal of Transportation

    Xeneta Summit: Analysts forecast ocean freight spot rates to fall 30% in 2027 as Red Sea return sees capacity flooding back American Journal of Transportation

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  9. LOW
    Container rates to plummet in 2027

    Freight intelligence platform Xeneta forecasts that the flood of capacity being delivered and returning to the shorter Red Sea route will cause rates to crash.

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  10. MEDIUM
    Drewry: Red Sea Diversion Tracker Shows Significant Increase in Suez Canal Transits

    With regional security changing rapidly, Drewry’s Red Sea Diversion Tracker delivers timely intelligence to shippers, carriers, ports and other stakeholders on the evolving structure of carrier networks. This tracker page is updated fortnightly (every other Tuesday). Most Asia-Europe capacity now back via Suez…

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  11. LOW
    Evergreen’s Suez return leaves Zim increasingly isolated

    The container shipping industry’s long detour around southern Africa is rapidly coming to an end, with Taiwan’s Evergreen preparing to send its first ships through the Suez Canal after almost three years of avoiding the Red Sea.

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  12. LOW
    Suez Canal records highest monthly vessel traffic since Red Sea crisis - Egypt Today

    Suez Canal records highest monthly vessel traffic since Red Sea crisis Egypt Today

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  13. LOW
    Freightos Weekly Update: Asia – US air rates already nearing last year’s high on peak season volumes

    Even with more container vessels routing back through the Red Sea on Asia – Europe services, and estimations of slumping post-peak demand, carriers have been able to push rates up 10% to N. Europe and 23% to the Mediterranean over the past month. Prices ticked up 3% last week to $4,375/FEU to the Mediterranean and…

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  14. MEDIUM
    Houthis’ monthlong siege on Taiz creating misery for trapped Yemenis

    Blockade prompts warnings of a 'catastrophe' as food, water, fuel and medical supplies are unable to reach city.

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  15. HIGH
    Hormuz Oct crossings at 3-month high despite attacks, Red Sea traffic also rises

    Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic rose to its highest monthly level since July in October, supported by stronger dry-bulk and LNG movements despite a decline in VLCC traffic and mounting regional threats, S&P Global Commodities at Sea(opens in a new tab) data showed Nov. 2. The rise came amid an “increasingly…

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  16. MEDIUM
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port gets priority as shipping lines revamp Red Sea links to India - The Week

    Jawaharlal Nehru Port gets priority as shipping lines revamp Red Sea links to India The Week

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  17. LOW
    Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd Reroute India-Europe ME1 Service via Suez Canal

    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will send their joint India-Europe container service back through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Ships on the service have been sailing the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope. The carriers announced the change on 2 November 2026 after a security assessment. The first westbound sailing…

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  18. LOW
    Security In The Red Sea and The Case for an Inclusive Maritime Order - horn review

    Security In The Red Sea and The Case for an Inclusive Maritime Order horn review

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  19. LOW
    Kenya eyes regional maritime security hub as Red Sea threats widen - Capital FM Africa

    Kenya eyes regional maritime security hub as Red Sea threats widen Capital FM Africa

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  20. LOW
    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd reroute Gemini IOS service via Red Sea

    Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have announced plans to reroute their Gemini Cooperation Indian Ocean Service (IOS) through the Red Sea, moving away from the longer route around the Cape of Good Hope. The decision follows a review of the current security situation in the region. According to Hapag-Lloyd, the change aims to…

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  21. MEDIUM
    CMA CGM introduces Black Sea war risk surcharge and updates Red Sea charges

    CMA CGM has announced a new War Risk Surcharge (WRS) for shipments to and from Black Sea countries. The carrier has also updated its Dangerous Goods Surcharge for selected routes connecting Europe, North Africa and the Red Sea. The measures introduce a US$35 per TEU war risk charge for Black Sea shipments and a…

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  22. LOW
    Emirates Shipping Line plans Nhava Sheva–Jeddah shuttle in Red Sea network revamp

    Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) is set to reorganise its India–Red Sea network, creating a dedicated Nhava Sheva–Jeddah shuttle and assigning other regional calls to a separate service. The changes, reported on 1 November 2026, will divide coverage between a direct Saudi Arabian connection and a broader multi-port…

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  23. LOW
    The Red Sea is one of the world's most important trade routes. A growing Saudi-UAE rivalry and rising threats to shipping are making it an increasingly contested region. #dwgeopolitics - Facebook

    The Red Sea is one of the world's most important trade routes. A growing Saudi-UAE rivalry and rising threats to shipping are making it an increasingly contested region.

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  24. LOW
    Sidra Line returns to Red Sea trade with two services

    Sidra Line is returning to the Red Sea trade with two container services, according to DynaLiners. The carrier will operate the Red Sea Express (RSA) between the Eastern Mediterranean and the Red Sea. It will also offer an intra-Red Sea connection under the IRS service. The RSA service will deploy one 270 TEU…

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  25. LOW
    Emirates Shipping restructures India–Red Sea network

    Emirates Shipping Line will reorganise its services between India and the Red Sea, according to DynaLiners. The carrier’s South Red Sea Service (SRS) will become a dedicated shuttle between Nhava Sheva and Jeddah. Two vessels ranging from 1,800 to 2,600 TEU will operate the service every nine days. The SRS rotation…

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  26. MEDIUM
    Coalition Targets Houthi Maritime Support Assets in Specialized Military Operation - شبكة تواصل الإخبارية

    Coalition Targets Houthi Maritime Support Assets in Specialized Military Operation شبكة تواصل الإخبارية

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  27. MEDIUM
    From the Red Sea to Mediterranean ports, Israel’s supply chains face mounting pressure - CTech

    From the Red Sea to Mediterranean ports, Israel’s supply chains face mounting pressure CTech

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