Tankers turn back after Houthi threat to Saudi shipping

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Two tankers carrying Saudi crude and a third due to load at Yanbu have reversed course following Houthi threats against ships calling at the kingdom’s ports. The COSCO Shipping-managed VLCC Xin Long Yang, carrying around 2m barrels for China, and Dynacom-managed aframax Rodos, loaded with about 700,000 barrels for India, turned north in the Red …