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...According to the US military’s central command (Centcom), the anti-ship ballistic missile that hit the vessel was launched at 11.30am local time on Wednesday....
...The head of the UN organisation for maritime issues has warned shipping companies to be on high alert for piracy off the African coast after ship seizures in recent months raised concerns that diversions...
...The vessel is currently off the coast of Iran, after spending three years in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden....
...The death toll on the True Confidence came in a statement late Wednesday afternoon from the US military’s central command (Centcom)....
...Iranian forces seized an oil tanker off the coast of Oman as the threat to shipping in the Middle East spilled into one of the world’s most important oil export routes....
...The US military said on Monday its forces had destroyed a Houthi missile system that was “ready to launch” attacks on commercial shipping off the coast of Yemen....
...“We have therefore decided that all Maersk vessels due to transit the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden will be diverted south around the Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future.”...
...Shipping lines are also diverting some services between Asia and the US east coast that previously went via the Red Sea and the Suez Canal....
...Its announcement came after one of its container ships, the Al Jasrah, was attacked while sailing close to the Yemen coast on Friday....
...The Houthis fired their latest missile at about 1.45pm local time into “international shipping lanes” in the southern Red Sea, according to the US Central Command....
...The magnitude of the Abu Dhabi investment to develop 170mn square metres on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, and the quick disbursement schedule, was in effect a bailout from the Gulf state intended to help...
...In any case, the obvious locus of a destabilising conflict is just 150km off the Chinese coast....
...The Palestinian health ministry accused Israel of targeting roads in central Gaza, which had previously largely been spared, impeding ambulances....
...Earlier on Friday, the Houthis fired an anti-ship ballistic missile at the USS Carney, a US navy vessel in the Gulf of Aden. US Central Command said the Carney had successfully shot the missile down....
...That is when shipping rates start going up.” Habben Jensen said Hapag-Lloyd did not have any ships linked to Israel that sail through the affected region....
...Another dry bulk carrier, the Sea Champion, faced two missile attacks on Monday in the Gulf of Aden....
...But many US Gulf coast refineries are sharply reducing production as they upgrade their facilities and analysts say there will be less surplus diesel available for Europe....
...Through such investments, the kingdom hopes to position itself at the centre of a “super region” spanning Africa, central Asia and south Asia....
...There have been some concerns that the shipping disruption could raise inflation....
...US Central Command forces on Wednesday conducted strikes on 14 Houthi missiles, which it said the rebel group was preparing to fire from areas it controls in Yemen....
...US Central Command forces conducted strikes on 14 missiles, which it said the Houthis were preparing to fire from areas they control in Yemen....
...Andrew Hollenhorst, an economist at Citi, noted that shipping disruptions in the Panama and Suez canals, and now on the US east coast following the collapse of a bridge at Baltimore’s port, meant goods prices...
...In a separate incident, the US Central Command said it had shot down four unmanned drones targeting the USS Laboon, a military vessel, and had received reports of two ships that had come under attack in...
...The White House also said that the US Coast Guard would issue a new directive to bolster security requirements for Chinese-built cranes already operating at strategic seaports....
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