Red Sea

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

In late 2023, the first specimens of Pinctada radiata, a pearl oyster native to the Red Sea, were spotted in the Gulf of Poets, a popular tourist area around 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Genoa on Italy's north-western coast.

Rising shipping costs hit global trade hard

The offshoot conflict in the Red Sea has meant higher freight costs and increased expenses for insuring commercial trade goods.

Red Sea Geopolitics / The colour of war?

Today’s Red Sea skirmishes raise multifaceted concerns, which range from the war in Gaza widening and awakening old wounds, to geopolitical frontlines being rewritten by shifting chokepoints.

Bangladeshi vessels start avoiding Red Sea amid rising tension

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route

Maersk extends suspension of Red Sea passage

Shipping giant Maersk said on Tuesday it would not resume passage through a key Red Sea strait "until further notice,"

Maersk suspends vessels' passage through Red Sea strait for 48 hours

Maersk suspending its vessels' passage through a key Red Sea strait for 48 hours, following an attack by Yemeni rebels on one of its merchant ships

Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel via Suez Canal

Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea

Shipping giant Maersk prepares to resume operations in Red Sea

 Denmark's Maersk is preparing to resume shipping operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the company said on Sunday, citing the deployment of a US-led military operation designed to ensure the safety of commerce in the area

Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chains

Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade and prompting US efforts to build a coalition to deal with the threat, as freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal.

September 10, 2024
September 10, 2024

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

In late 2023, the first specimens of Pinctada radiata, a pearl oyster native to the Red Sea, were spotted in the Gulf of Poets, a popular tourist area around 100 kilometres (62 miles) from Genoa on Italy's north-western coast.

July 10, 2024
July 10, 2024

Rising shipping costs hit global trade hard

The offshoot conflict in the Red Sea has meant higher freight costs and increased expenses for insuring commercial trade goods.

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

The colour of war?

Today’s Red Sea skirmishes raise multifaceted concerns, which range from the war in Gaza widening and awakening old wounds, to geopolitical frontlines being rewritten by shifting chokepoints.

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

Bangladeshi vessels start avoiding Red Sea amid rising tension

Govt guidelines issued for ships using the route

January 3, 2024
January 3, 2024

Maersk extends suspension of Red Sea passage

Shipping giant Maersk said on Tuesday it would not resume passage through a key Red Sea strait "until further notice,"

December 31, 2023
December 31, 2023

Maersk suspends vessels' passage through Red Sea strait for 48 hours

Maersk suspending its vessels' passage through a key Red Sea strait for 48 hours, following an attack by Yemeni rebels on one of its merchant ships

December 28, 2023
December 28, 2023

Maersk schedules dozens of vessels to travel via Suez Canal

Maersk has scheduled several dozen container vessels to travel via the Suez Canal and the Red Sea

December 26, 2023
December 26, 2023

Shipping giant Maersk prepares to resume operations in Red Sea

 Denmark's Maersk is preparing to resume shipping operations in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the company said on Sunday, citing the deployment of a US-led military operation designed to ensure the safety of commerce in the area

December 19, 2023
December 19, 2023

Red Sea attacks force rerouting of vessels, disrupting supply chains

Attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade and prompting US efforts to build a coalition to deal with the threat, as freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal.

December 17, 2023
December 17, 2023

More shipping giants suspend passage via Red Sea after attacks

Two more major shipping firms, Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM, said on Saturday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global trade, after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.