Marine round-up : 24th August 2026

Traffic through the at the Bab al-Mandab strait decreased slightly on Thursday August 20th compared with the previous two days, amid concerns that the Houthis might expand their targets beyond Saudi-linked vessels. There were 23 commodity ships, down from 34 on each of the previous two days, according to Kpler data. Of these 23, 16…

Marine round-up : 21st August 2026

Indonesian authorities said that on Monday night of August 17th a small general cargo ship coming from Malaysia and suspected of operating under a false ID was seized with 2.6 tons of liquid methamphetamine concealed on board. Ten people, all Myanmar nationals, who were onboard were taken into custody. The authorities reported they were acting…