Weighing in on attacks on merchant ships by Yemen-backed armed Houth rebels in the Red Sea, Raajesh Bhojwani, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of RBB Ship Chartering, on Friday said the shipping costs have gone up manifold in the wake of these incidents.
Amid concerns over the attacks by armed Houthi rebels on merchant vessels in Red Sea, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned two shiiping companies based in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for providing financial support to th
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday that the airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen were an act of "self-defense" aiming to de-escalate tensions and restore stability to the Red Sea region, CNN reported.
The strikes against Houthi rebels were a demonstration of 'shared commitment' to freedom of navigation, international commerce, and defending the lives of mariners from illegal and unjustifiable attacks, the countries behind the joint assault said in a joint statement
At least five rebels were killed and six more were wounded in the strikes by the United States and the United Kingdom in the Red Sea, CNN reported, citing Houthi rebels' military spokesperson, Yahya Sare'e, on Friday.
In 2023, 283,835 private vehicles were imported into Israel, compared to 306,087 in 2022, a decrease of 7.3 per cent. The import of vehicles in the first three quarters of 2023 increased compared to the corresponding period last year and decreased in the last quarter with the outbreak of the
Senior officials from five key ministries, including External Affairs, Defence, Shipping, Finance, and Commerce, are set to participate in the discussions aimed at minimising the trade disruptions caused by the crisis.
Iran-backed Houthi rebels have initiated retaliatory assaults on the warships of the United States and the UK (United Kingdom) in the Red Sea in response to the assault by Western partners, a senior member of the Houthi group, Abdul Salam Jahaf, said in a statement on Friday, according to CN