News - World: A Reuters analysis of vessel tracking data showed that oil and fuel tanker  traffic in the Red Sea was stable in December, contrary to claims made by the United States and Britain that international maritime navigation through the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait was affected by the Yemeni Naval Forces operations.

According to Reuters, the attacks have driven up shipping costs sharply along with insurance premiums, but have had less impact than feared on oil flows, with shippers continuing to use the key East-West passage. 

Reuters report added that a daily average of 76 tankers carrying oil and fuel were in the south Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in December. That was only two fewer than November's average and just three below the average for the first 11 months of 2023, according to data from ship tracking service MariTrace.

Rival tracking service Kpler tracked 236 ships on average daily across all of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden in December, slightly above the 230 daily average in November.

The report added that tanker traffic in the south Red Sea region briefly dipped between Dec. 18 and Dec. 22 when Yemen's Armed Forces intensified attacks on Israel-bound vessels, averaging 66 tankers, but movements resumed after, according to MariTrace.

Amidst the ongoing Israeli aggression and the brutal conflict in Gaza in the past three months, resulting in grave humanitarian crises, Yemen has taken significant steps against Israel, including the imposition of a maritime blockade in the Red Sea, targeting ships destined for the Zionist enemy. 

Since actively supporting Gaza and engaging in operations that have profoundly impacted the enemy's economy, the Yemeni Armed Forces have conducted nine naval operations targeting 12 ships affiliated with the Zionist enemy that disregarded warning calls and messages. This series of actions marks a notable escalation in Yemen's response to the Israeli aggression.

The Yemeni operations caused complete paralysis of the enemy entity's ports, disrupting navigation and industry in southern occupied Palestine, according to Zionist media itself. Additionally, the cost of maritime shipping and insurance has doubled, and the duration has increased, leading to price hikes for the Zionists. The direct effects of the Yemeni blockade on Zionist ports in the northern Mediterranean Sea are now becoming apparent.

 

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