NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s navy will deploy guided missile destroyer ships in the Arabian Sea after an Israel-affiliated merchant vessel was struck off the Indian coast over the weekend, in an effort to “maintain a deterrent presence,” it said late on Monday. The Indian navy was investigating the nature of the attack on the […]
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Shipping companies sailing around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Houthi attacks on the Red Sea face tough choices over where to refuel and restock, as African ports struggle with red tape, congestion and poor facilities, companies and analysts say. Hundreds of large vessels are rerouting around […]
The United States on Tuesday launched a multinational operation to safeguard commerce in the Red Sea as attacks by Iran-backed Yemeni militants forced major shipping companies to reroute, fuelling concern over sustained disruptions to global trade. The Houthi militant group, which controls vast amounts of territory in Yemen after years of war, has since last […]
STORY: At a protest in support of Palestinians in Yemen on Friday, Houthi military spokesman Yehia Sareea said the Iran-aligned group had attacked two more commercial ships heading for Israel. “The marine forces of the Yemeni armed forces carried out a military operation against two ships, MSC Alanya and MSC Pallatium, that were heading to […]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in a ruptured pipeline owned by Houston-based […]
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — Federal officials on Tuesday recommended increasing the distance from undersea pipelines that vessels are allowed to anchor in Southern California, citing a 2021 oil spill they said was caused by ships whose anchors were dragged across a pipeline after a storm. The leak occurred in a ruptured pipeline owned by Houston-based […]