The Suez Canal is effectively closed. Not officially, of course, many Russian shadow fleet and Chinese crewed ships are sailing through. But if you’re a U.S. Merchant Mariner or have…
https://gcaptain.com/trump-vows-to-crush-the-houthi-threat-and-protect-american-ships/
The U.S. Navy has announced plans to extend the service life of 12 Arleigh Burke class Flight I Destroyers beyond their expected 35-year lifespan. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del…
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-extends-life-of-battle-tested-arleigh-burke-destroyers/
The following is the Aug. 5, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Yemen: Conflict Red Sea Attacks and U.S. Policy.
From the report
Yemen is a conflict-afflicted nation along the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait, one of the world’s most active shipping lanes. Since 2015, a civil war has pitted the Iran-backed Houthi movement against Yemen’s internationally recognized government, its backers, and other anti-Houthi forces. Foreign intervention complicates the conflict, which has...
https://news.usni.org/2024/08/06/report-to-congress-on-conflict-in-yemen-red-sea-attacks
ABOARD GUIDED-MISSILE DESTROYER USS MASON – When sailors assigned to USS Mason (DDG-87) were in workups last year, many expected a standard Mediterranean Sea deployment.
Maybe they’d stop in Souda Bay,...
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) returned to Naval Station Norfolk on July 14, 2024, following a historic nine-month deployment as the flagship of the…
https://gcaptain.com/ike-returns-home-after-nine-month-deployment/
The following is the May 8, 2024, Congressional Research Service In Focus report, Red Sea Shipping Disruptions: Estimating Economic Effects.
From the report
Attacks by the Yemen-based Ansar Allah (Houthi) movement in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November 2023 have disrupted a critical maritime passage for global supply chains, creating bottlenecks at the Suez Canal and Bab al-Mandab Strait—one of the world’s most significant trade chokepoints—and forcing vessels into longer and more costly...
https://news.usni.org/2024/05/09/report-to-congress-on-economic-effects-of-red-sea-disruptions
Danish shipping giant Maersk says it will continue to divert its containerships around the Cape of Good Hope due to the continued risk of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea….
https://gcaptain.com/maersk-says-red-sea-still-too-risky-to-justify-return/
The Yemeni Houthi rebels’ continued attacks on shipping in the Red Sea serve as a reminder that global supply chains remain highly vulnerable to disruption. Moreover, it highlights how food insecurity can simultaneously be an effect and cause of conflict. To address this, the international...
The United Kingdom is redeploying one of its most technologically advanced warships, HMS Diamond, to the Red Sea. The move comes as part of the UK’s broader operation to safeguard…
https://gcaptain.com/hms-diamond-returns-to-operation-prosperity-guardian-in-red-sea/
The Danish Ministry of Defence has confirmed that a Royal Danish Navy frigate successfully shot down four unmanned aerial vehicles launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebel group against commercial and coalition naval ships in the southern Red Sea on Saturday, March 9. At around 04:00 local time on...