Red sea

The Suez Canal is back in the spotlight as its administration makes its first statements about the long-awaited resumption of operations. How are shipowners reacting to the ceasefire and do they plan to return to the usual route in the Red Sea, what are the deadlines for a full return to transit and what will happen to freight rates?

Sudan has signed a final agreement with Russia to establish a Russian naval base on the Red Sea coast.

Russia provided the Yemeni Houthis with satellite data that helped them carry out attacks on civilian vessels in the Red Sea.

Russia is conducting secret negotiations with the Yemeni Houthis to supply them with anti-ship missiles. Iran acts as a mediator in the negotiations. The countries are discussing the transfer of P-800 Onyx anti-ship missiles to the Houthis, Reuters reports. One of the newspaper’s interlocutors reported that the negotiations began even under the president of Iran,…

On Thursday, June 13, the Yemeni Houthis fired two missiles into the Gulf of Aden at the Ukrainian ship Verbena.

The Russians asked the Sudanese authorities for permission to create a fuel base for their troops in exchange for the supply of weapons and ammunition.

The Yemeni Houthis in the Red Sea attacked an oil tanker carrying Russian oil to India with missiles.

The Russian detachment of ships from the missile cruiser “Varyag” and the frigate “Marshal Shaposhnikov” passed through the Strait of Aden and entered the Red Sea.

Vessels heading from Ukraine have to pass through the Cape of Good Hope. This creates additional costs.

The Yemeni Houthis have promised not to attack ships belonging to China or the Russian Federation in the Red Sea.