MV Blue Marlin transporting USS Cole from Yemen following the 2000 attack on the ship. US Navy Photo
A U.S. military airstrike on New Year’s Day reportedly killed Jamal al-Badawi, who helped orchestrate the October 2000 bombing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG-67), officials said.
“We are aware of reports that Jamal al-Badawi was killed in a strike in Yemen,” Navy Capt. Bill Urban, a U.S. Central Command spokesman, said in an email to USNI News. “U.S. forces...
Commenting on the latest development on the Port of Hodeidah, UN informed that it remains open and operational. However, the World Food Program said that 50% of the shipment of food to Yemen has been cut, because many ships are refusing to dock in Hodeidah port due to the fighting.
As Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary‑General, noted shipping companies are reluctant to dock at Hodeidah.
Obviously, shipping companies have commercial interests. They see the insecurity in the port. It...
https://safety4sea.com/food-shipments-in-yemen-reduced-by-50/
The updated Port Congestion Surcharge* in Aden, Yemen, will be applied as follows :
Effective December 1st, 2018 (B/L date) until further notice (except US trades subject to filing : application date to be confirmed) :
(*)The associated basic freights are available here: https://www.cma-cgm.com/ebusiness/tariffs/finder. Bunker related surcharges, THC (Origin and Destination), Peak...
Around 50% of the shipment of food to Yemen has been cut as many ships are refusing to dock at Hodeidah.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/265623/yemen-shipments-at-hodeidah-port-down-50-pct/
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German oil and additives specialist achieves record turnover of € 53.8 million in October
November 2018 – LIQUI MOLY rang in the last quarter of the year with a record result. In October, the company booked a turnover of 53.8 million euro. With that, the high reached eleven months ago is already history again. “Our overall concept and the wide product range are the cornerstones of this success,” said Ernst Prost, Managing Director of the oil and additives specialist from Germany.
53.8...
http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2018/11/20/liqui-moly-sets-new-sales-record/
The attack on the Port of Hodeidah in Yemen has advanced this week, as UAE-backed Yemeni forces have gained more territory, which now puts them about five miles away from the Port.
Until now, the Port of Hodeidah remains open, but the main roads that are leading to the south and east of the city are closed to aid convoys, the UN World Food Program informed. In addition, the port of Mokha, which is near the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb, is closed as well.
Reporting on the situation in Yemen, Medecins...
https://safety4sea.com/yemeni-coalition-advances-closer-to-port-of-hodeidah/
There is a change of the current cargo-restricted list for bookings to Yemen.
You can find the updated list of restricted cargo where Hapag-Lloyd will stop acceptance of bookings to Yemen, if the cargo is actually an item of below list:
The post Yeme...
On November 3, two suspicious skiffs attempted piracy attack to a Chemical Tanker as the vessel was making northbound passage through the Red Sea west of Yemen.
The skiffs were approaching Stena Imperial from the port side from 1.5 Nautical Miles. The crew raised the alarm and the Master with the on board security team mustered on the bridge.
The security team fired hand flares towards the skiffs as warning shot as they were approaching the vessel. A security message was broadcasted about the...
https://safety4sea.com/skiffs-attempted-to-attack-tanker-west-of-yemen/
Iranian leaders are gaining leverage and advantage over Saudi Arabia and its allies as the conflict in Yemen drags on, a leading expert in Middle East security issues said Thursday.
Tehran has spent “a pittance” in support of the Houthis while the Saudis with American intelligence and support for its fighter and strike aircraft and ground forces have spent $50 billion since 2015 trying to defeat them, Bruce Riedel said at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C.
Iran has used Hezbollah, its...
https://news.usni.org/2018/10/26/panel-iran-benefits-saudi-arabias-involvement-yemen
In its latest Yemen ports update, the Swedish Club informed that Houthi militia is holding 10 oil and commercial vessels in the port of Hodeidah, preventing them from unloading their cargo, while some ships have been detained for nearly 6 months, according to the head of the Higher Relief Committee, Abdul Raqeeb Fath.
A ship dubbed ‘Distya Pushti’ arrived at the port on 28 September, with 10,955 tons of diesel and 9025 tons of gasoline, while the ship ‘Rina’ arrived on 3 October, carrying 5,700...
https://safety4sea.com/huthi-militia-holding-10-vessels-in-port-of-hodeidah/