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Saudi Arabia’s national shipping carrier Bahri has signed a contract with shipyard International Maritime Industries to build three 320,000-dwt VLCCs for delivery between 2029 and 2030.
Greece and Saudi Arabia have called for the protection of international shipping routes and energy supplies, warning that attacks on critical infrastructure threaten global markets.
Riyadh is preparing a possible coastal assault or wider Yemen military operation to reverse Houthi control of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a Red Sea chokepoint that has become a critical alternative route as the Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed.
Houthi forces struck the Saudi tanker Amzan off Yanbu on August 24, the latest strike since the group declared a naval blockade on Saudi shipping in July.
