WorldShip traffic in Bab el-Mandeb Strait down 56% after Houthi embargo — newspaper
Commercial shipping through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait fell 56% in a week after the Houthis announced a ban on maritime traffic to and from Saudi Arabia, The National reported. On July 26, 15 bulk carriers crossed the strait, compared with 34 on July 20. Houthi statements about attacks on Saudi Aramco facilities heightened fears of renewed full-scale hostilities in Yemen.
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Ship traffic in Bab el-Mandeb Strait down 56% after Houthi embargo — newspaper