Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows

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Red Sea shipping slows after Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, data shows

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Shipping traffic through the Bab el-Mandeb strait decreased significantly after Houthi attacks targeted Saudi oil facilities along the Red Sea coast, as indicated by recent data from Kpler, marking the lowest vessel movements in months.

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, July 27 (Reuters) - Ship traffic through Bab el-Mandeb fell on Sunday after Yemeni Houthis attacked Saudi oil installations along the Red Sea coast, while transit through the Strait of Hormuz stayed low over the weekend, shipping data from Kpler showed on Monday. Eleven commodity vessels passed through the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Sunday, the lowest level in months, the data showed.

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