CLARKSONS HELLAS – SnP WEEKLY

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Escalating conflict in the Middle Eastern Gulf has resulted in the first Houthi attacks in over six months on vessels in the Red Sea, targeting two Saudi-linked tankers. This intensifies security risks for crude oil and LPG carriers amidst heightened regional tensions and impacts shipping routes.

With the conflict in the Middle East Gulf escalating further, this week’s incidents mark the first Houthi attacks on vessels within the Red Sea in over 6 months, and more specifically on two Saudi-linked tankers, a 2003 built LR2 and a 2007 built VLCC. Moreover, a review of the crude tankers and VLGCs that have ...