Liners defy Houthi blockade with 54 Bab el-Mandeb transits in a week

The Houthis’ blockade on Saudi Arabia has not discouraged shipping lines from sending their vessels through the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, delivering containers to Jeddah and other Red Sea ports. Linerlytica noted that several carriers, including Maersk, CMA CGM and Wan Hai, were sticking to their renewed Suez transits. The consultant has tracked 54 containership transits through the Bab-el-Mandeb stra Read full article →