Red Sea
The Red Sea, a seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean, lies between Africa and Asia. The sea extends roughly 1,400 miles from the north to the south, with a maximum width of about 220 miles, and it is bordered by several countries. To the west, it is flanked by Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea in northeastern Africa. The Suez Canal, at the northern end in Egypt, provides a vital connection to the Mediterranean Sea. On the eastern side, in the Arabian Peninsula, lie Saudi Arabia and Yemen. The Red Sea’s strategic importance is enhanced by its role as a waterway to the Suez Canal, facilitating significant maritime trade between Asia and Europe.
Shell suspends Red Sea shipments
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) January 17, 2024 – The energy company Shell has announced that it is suspending all Red Sea shipments due to...
Red Sea cargo transit sees sharp fall
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Since October 2023, Houthi rebels have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea. The Houthis support...
EUKOR joins shippers avoiding Red Sea
Seoul, South Korea (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – EUKOR, a global Ro-Ro shipper, has joined the list of international shippers no longer sending...
Israel’s Trucknet plans land connection between Haifa and Dubai
Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) January 12, 2024 – Israel’s Trucknet is planning a land connection between Haifa and Dubai for cargo delivery. The...
Malta Freeport issues Red Sea statement
Marsaxlokk, Malta (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Malta Freeport Terminals CEO Alex Montebello has said that the company is maintaining close contact...
Valencia receives first redirected Red Sea ship
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – The Port of Valencia has received the first large ship from Asia redirected from the Red Sea...
Archirodon and DEME to build phase 2 of the port of NEOM/Oxagon
Oxagon, Saudi Arabia (Ports Europe) January 11, 2024 – Despite the tension in the Red Sea, a consortium of Saudi Arabia’s Archirodon and...
Update: Maersk operations through Red Sea/Gulf of Aden
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 5, 2024 – Maersk has updated its announcement of January 2, 2023, regarding suspending journeys through Red...
Maersk suspends of ship transits through the Red Sea
Copenhagen, Denmark (Ports Europe) January 2, 2024 – Maersk announced today the suspension of all ship transits through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden....
AD Ports to develop Egypt’s Red Sea port of Safaga
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 29, 2023 – Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports has a signed a 30-year concession with the Red Sea Ports Authority (RSPA) to...
Maersk ships to resume sailing via the Red Sea
Suez, Egypt (Ports Europe) December 25, 2023 – Denmark’s AP Møller-Maersk will send again Maersk ships via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea, less than a...
Absurd Iranian threat to “close” the Mediterranean Sea
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 24, 2023 – Absurd Iranian threat – the Mediterranean Sea could be closed if Israel, supported by the United...
CMA CGM details surcharges due to Red Sea crisis
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) December 22, 2023 – French shipper has published details of the surcharges it will apply to ships delivering containers...
Red Sea crisis sends world’s largest TEU ship to Las Palmas port
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – Attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea have led ships to seek alternative routes to...
Maersk – Red Sea advisory
On Friday 15 December 2023, A.P. Moller – Maersk announced that it would pause all vessels bound for the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden over the highly escalated...
Russian naval base in Port Sudan on the Red Sea
Port Sudan, Sudan (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Sudan is to allow Russia to set up a naval base with the presence of up to 300 Russian troops, and...
Egyptian government considers Red Sea and Mediterranean railway connection
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) April 30, 2018 – The Ministry of Transportation is studying the construction of a railway connecting the Red Sea and...