Red Sea Attacks on Ships Spark Safety Concerns for Sailors November 30, 2023 By Jonathan Saul Commercial ships face increasing dangers at sea after armed groups have attacked and seized vessels in waters around the Red...
US Warns of Growing Threats to Ships Sailing Through Red Sea November 28, 2023 By Alex Longley A spate of attacks on merchant shipping near Yemen and Somalia, likely triggered by the war in Gaza, have prompted...
Capture of Israeli-Owned Ship Reignites Fears Over Mideast Shipping November 20, 2023 By Shoko Oda An Israeli-owned ship seized in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in retaliation for the war in Gaza is...
Yemen’s Houthis Leader Says Group Will Target Israeli Ships in Red Sea November 15, 2023 By Mohammed Alghobari Yemen’s Houthi leader said on Tuesday his forces would make further attacks on Israel and they could target Israeli ships...
Insurers Review Middle East Events Policies After War Leads to Cancellations November 8, 2023 By Carolyn Cohn and Noor Zainab Hussain Some insurers are excluding Israel, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries from their event cancellation policies after the Israel-Hamas war...
Israel’s Ship Industry Urges Government to Help With Soaring War Risk Premiums November 2, 2023 By Jonathan Saul and Ari Rabinovitch Ships sailing for Israel face a 10-fold jump in war risk premiums as the conflict in Gaza intensifies, prompting industry...
Israel’s Ashdod Port Toils Under Threat of Rockets as War Risk Insurance Rates Soar October 26, 2023 By Jonathan Saul When wailing sirens warn of incoming rockets from Gaza, workers at Israel’s Port of Ashdod stop operations within moments and...
Israeli Firms Try to Cope With Trauma, Worker Shortages, Missed Deadlines October 25, 2023 By Matthew Boyle and Deena Shanker Business as usual is rare right now inside the companies that power Israel’s $520 billion economy, as leaders try to...
Companies Grapple With the Fallout of Speaking Up About the Israel-Hamas War October 23, 2023 By Alexandra Olson, Anne D'Innocenzio and Haleluya Hadero Starbucks accused a union representing thousands of its baristas of damaging the brand and endangering co-workers with a pro-Palestinian tweet....
Oil Tanker Sails to Israeli Red Sea Port to Avoid Conflict October 20, 2023 By Sherry Su An oil tanker is hauling a cargo of crude toward an Israeli Red Sea port that’s seldom used for crude...