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Navigating High Seas Tensions: Essential Safety Advisory for Maritime Operations in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

In response to the recent NATO military operations in Yemen, Dryad Global advises all clients to suspend their operations in the Red Sea region for the ensuing 72 hours.
January 12, 2024
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Metis Insights: Houthi Hijacking in the Red Sea

Amid a climate of heightened tensions and evolving threats in maritime security, Dryad Global presents a critical analysis of the recent Houthi insurgent hijacking in the Red Sea in the latest Metis..
December 13, 2023

Houthis announce end of truce, threaten oil companies in region

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen announced Saturday that attempts to reach an understanding during a six-month ceasefire with Saudi Arabia that expires Sunday had reached a "dead end."
October 04, 2022

US, Netherlands back UN aim to raise $144 million for Yemen’s Safer tanker emergency operation

The US and the Netherlands support UN efforts to address and avert the economic, environmental, and humanitarian threats posed by Yemen’s Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea region.
May 30, 2022

Boarding - 33nm SSW 33nm SSW al Hudaydah

Reporting by UKMTO and MICA Centre indicates that a vessel was attacked whilst in transit 33nm SSW Al Hudaydah. It is understood that the vessel was approached by unknown individuals in 3 skiffs and..
May 20, 2022

The increasing complexity of maritime security in the Red Sea

The US last month established a new Combined Task Force 153 within the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East to focus on the Red Sea. The new task force reflects growing international interest..
May 16, 2022

Saudi-led Coalition welcomes 2 month truce in Yemen

The warring sides in Yemen's seven-year conflict have for the first time in years agreed a nationwide truce, which would also allow fuel imports into Houthi-held areas and some flights operating from..
April 02, 2022
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Yemen army destroys 2 Houthi explosive boats in Red Sea

Yemen’s army destroyed two explosives-laden boats launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia at a target near the country’s north-western region on the Red Sea.
March 01, 2022

Explosive laden boat intercepted offshore Hodeidah

The Saudi led Coalition reportedly destroyed an explosive laden boat in the Southern Red Sea.
February 20, 2022

Houthis renege on new deal to prevent Red Sea oil spill disaster

The Iran-backed Houthi militia in Yemen on Sunday reneged on a deal to head off an environmental disaster in the Red Sea, only hours after reaching an agreement with the UN.
February 15, 2022