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The Red Sea and the Houthi threat

Jul 14, 2025, 10:00:00 AM1 min read

Analysis by Dryad Global’s intelligence team

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The threat to commercial shipping in the Red Sea has reshaped routing decisions across the maritime industry. This analysis sets out how the threat has evolved, who is behind it, and what it means for operators weighing a transit against the longer route around the Cape.

Verihelm tracks the incidents, the threat-actor attribution, and the regional assessment that sit behind these decisions. Published assessments are analyst-reviewed before publication.

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Verihelm brings incidents, assessments, actors and threat areas together so you can understand what is changing, what it could disrupt and where you still have choices.