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Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows
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Fusion42 · 27 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Houthi attacks on Saudi oil installations have caused shipping through Bab el-Mandeb strait to fall to its lowest level in months, with only eleven commodity vessels transiting on Sunday. The disruption reflects escalating blockade efforts by Tehran-aligned Houthis, compounding supply constraints already created by low Strait of Hormuz traffic.
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If you move goods or energy through the Red Sea, your shipping costs and transit times just jumped again—VLCCs are now explicitly avoiding the strait and rerouting around Africa. This is a permanent cost floor for any business dependent on that corridor until the attacks stop.
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