FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Gibson Shipbrokers has taken a look at the impact of the Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabia on crude and refined product flows, examining rerouting challenges, vessel availability constraints and the implications for tanker markets. Houthi blockade against Saudi Arabia disrupts Yanbu crude exports With the Houthis declaring a full naval blockade specifically against Saudi Arabia on 20 July and threatening any vessel calling at Saudi ports, the southern Red Sea faces heightened security risk. Within days of the announcement, the Houthis claimed strikes on two tankers have effectively paralyzed direct Yanbu-to-East exports through the Bab-el-Mandeb. RelatedNews Kpler: 90% of Hormuz crossings use Iranian route due to security concerns China allegedly negotiates with the Houthis for safe Red Sea passage var jnews_module_21379070_0_6a69fa10a4953 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21379070","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"3377,280,2929,1763","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2"