Middle East Shipping Threats Rise as Owners Plot Best Course

gCaptain22 Jul 2026Macro
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Challenges to shipping in the Middle East escalated, as a call from Iran-backed Houthi rebels against servicing Saudi ports spurred unusual maneuvers in the Red Sea, while a European Union naval group raised its threat level for the waterway.