Descrease article font size Increase article font size At least four oil tankers have diverted course from the Red Sea since overnight strikes by the U.S. and Britain on Houthi targets in Yemen, shipping data from LSEG and Kpler showed. The attacks were carried out from the air and sea in response to the Iranian-backed … Read more
Strikes against Houthi targets by the United States and the United Kingdom in Yemen are the “consequences” of the rebel group’s attacks in the Red Sea, Canada says. Canada joined Australia, Bahrain and the Netherlands in providing support for the strikes. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and Defence Minister Bill Blair said in a statement Friday … Read more
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted most of the trade normally flowing through the crucial maritime artery for consumer goods and energy supplies, a shift that’s delaying shipments and raising transport costs. The impact struck home Friday when electric car maker Tesla said it had … Read more
Canada and its allies are warning that disruptions from attacks on vessels in the Red Sea are “adding significant cost” and delays to global shipping. A joint statement Wednesday from Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and a host of other nations reiterates condemnation of Houthi attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, noting … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East said Saturday, even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the vital waterway and trade traffic begins to pick up. Since … Read more
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said rice exports have been impacted by the problems in the Red Sea, though a clear picture will emerge after the December exports data is known. The situation around the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, a crucial shipping route connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea to … Read more
