As of 29 Oct 2026, trackers show continued Houthi attacks and elevated Red Sea shipping risk

As of 29 October 2026, maritime trackers and reporting show Houthi missile and drone attacks on commercial vessels continuing in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The sustained threat through October has kept transits below normal, prompted route diversions around Africa and maintained elevated war-risk insurance for the corridor.

Ongoing Houthi attacks raise maritime-security risk around the Bab el-Mandeb and southern Red Sea, encouraging container lines to continue routing around the Cape of Good Hope and keeping war-risk insurance and voyage times elevated. If disruptions expand or hit oil-export infrastructure, Brent and tanker freight differentials could react; conversely a durable halt would ease insurance and routing costs.

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