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Bab el-Mandeb Transits Collapse Over 95% After Houthi Strikes on Two Saudi Tankers

Source: Lloyd's List · 2026-08-06
Summary

Kpler data showed just one cargo vessel transiting Bab el-Mandeb on Wednesday, a fall of more than 95%, after Houthi forces struck two Saudi tankers on 5 August in the northern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Eight ships have now been hit and 29 turned back, while Iran and Oman edge toward a 60-day interim Hormuz transit arrangement.

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