Dossiers / Nº 004 FreightMiddle East
From the ban on Israeli ships to the Bab el-Mandeb blockade, two months on the southern corridor — and the rerouting it forces. Every event is dated, sourced and linked to its original articles.
Prior context — outside delfee's monitoring window, from references cited in the coverage
Transit data show a slowdown after the attack on Saudi Arabia, while enforcement stays selective: Saudi crude is still moving. A measure of the gap between a declared blockade and an enforced one — the gap a chartering plan turns on.
The Houthis extend the blockade to the strait itself — the neck through which most Asia–Europe traffic passes on its way to Suez. Washington plays the threat down; the chartering market rather less.
Sanaa announces a maritime blockade aimed at Saudi Arabia. The escalation changes target: from a flag to an energy-exporting state, which puts volumes rather than individual ships at stake.
A merchant vessel reports an attack, confirmed by the UK maritime authority. The move from declaration to act: from here, exposure stops being contractual and becomes operational.
The Hormuz shutdown pushes crude cargoes towards Suez. A measurable rerouting effect: a blocked strait does not remove traffic, it concentrates it on the neighbouring corridor — whose risk then becomes yours.
Sanaa bars all Israel-linked navigation in the Red Sea. A declaratory ban, but it redefines the risk test: what is targeted is no longer the route but the flag and the ownership.
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