Middle East shipping squeezed as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb risks converge
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Middle Eastern shipping is under significant strain due to recent vessel attacks near the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, compounded by the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline and the Houthis' territorial advances. The ongoing security threats have disrupted shipping routes and heightened geopolitical risks in the region.
Middle Eastern shipping patterns face another violent reshuffle after fresh vessel attacks around Hormuz, the shutdown of Saudi Arabia’s critical East-West oil pipeline and the Houthis’ advance into the heart of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Two more commercial vessels were attacked on Sunday. The Panama-flagged 47,999 dwt product tanker El Gaia was struck off Oman, …