Operations at the Houthi rebels-controlled ports of Hodeidah and Al Salif have slowed down markedly following Israeli air strikes earlier last month, according to a recent Lloyd’s List Intelligence data and figures.
Lloyd’s List Intelligence added that recent port calls into Hodeidah suggest that cargo is still moving, albeit at a reduced pace.
Tomer Raanan, a senior maritime reporter wrote: An analysis of Lloyd’s List Intelligence vessel-tracking data shows no new traceable port calls by cargo-carrying vessels in Al Salif since the air strikes, while Hodeidah has seen a six-day halt in new arrivals and muted resumption thereafter. As of May 28, there were two vessels berthed at each of the two ports that were there prior to the aerial raids on May 16, which followed Israeli air strikes on May 5.
Raanan concluded that for both ports, that is the lowest level of new vessel arrivals over the past 17 months.