The EU says its EUNAVFOR Aspides mission needs more than 10 warships as member states are asked to provide additional naval and air assets for Red Sea shipping security.
An unidentified unmanned cargo ship has been declared a total loss after multiple projectile strikes in the southern Red Sea, about 40 nautical miles southeast of Al Mokha, Yemen.
MSC has suspended all cargo bookings to the Middle East and instructed vessels in the Gulf region and those en route to proceed to designated shelter locations amid rising security risks near Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
Maersk pauses Trans-Suez transits via Bab el-Mandeb, reroutes ME11 and MECL around the Cape of Good Hope, and suspends Strait of Hormuz crossings until further notice.
A bulk carrier transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait was chased and fired on twice by suspected pirates, with onboard guards returning fire. All crew were reported safe in this strategic waterway for oil and gas exports.
