{"id":75551,"date":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/12\/14\/today-us-eyes-naval-force-to-protect-red-sea-shipping-dp-world-wants-an-end-to-australia-worker-strike\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T00:00:00","slug":"today-us-eyes-naval-force-to-protect-red-sea-shipping-dp-world-wants-an-end-to-australia-worker-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/logistics\/2023\/12\/14\/today-us-eyes-naval-force-to-protect-red-sea-shipping-dp-world-wants-an-end-to-australia-worker-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"TODAY: US eyes naval force to protect Red Sea shipping + DP World wants an end to Australia worker strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

Good morning, friends. <\/strong>The news slowdown has not abated as we wrap the week, but there are a few updates from the UAE on the trade and diplo front worth noting, so let\u2019s dive in.<\/span><\/p>\n

THE BIG LOGISTICS STORY- The UAE and Iraq agreed to finance imports and trade in AED<\/strong>, in keeping with a trend in the region towards dedollarization.<\/p>\n

^^ We have everything on this story and more in the news well, below.<\/p>\n

Close call for jet fuel-laden tanker near Yemen: <\/strong>Two missiles fired from Houthi-held territory in Yemen missed a commercial tanker near the Bab El Mandeb strait, ABC News<\/a> reported citing unnamed US officials. The Marshall Island-flagged tanker, dubbed Ardmore Encounter, was carrying Indian-manufactured jet fuel and traveling through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in preparation for transiting the Suez Canal. The Ardmore Encounter was also targeted by speedboats and an American warship shot down a drone that was headed in the vessel\u2019s direction, ABC also said.<\/p>\n

ICYMI: <\/strong>A Norwegian tanker, the Strinda, was struck by a Houthi-fired rocket 60 miles north of the Bab El Mandeb strait earlier this week<\/a>. Houthi attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea strait have escalated, following the group\u2019s announcement that it will target Israel-bound ships in the Red Sea regardless of their nationality, amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.<\/p>\n

UKMTO warns vessels to remain \u201cvigilant\u201d: <\/strong>Voluntary reporting mechanism United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) also received a report of an entity describing itself as the Yemeni Navy directing vessels to divert to a port in Yemen, according to a statement<\/a>. Accordingly, the UKMTO has advised nearby vessels to be vigilant.<\/p>\n

<\/a>US lobbies for a multinational naval force<\/strong> to counter Houthi threat:<\/strong> The Biden administration is calling for a multinational naval force to protect shipping in the Red Sea and the Bab El Mandeb Strait, following a spate of Houthi-led attacks, the Washington Post<\/a> reports. The administration plans to expand pre-existing Combined Task Force 153, which is focused on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. <\/p>\n

The move has been described as \u201caspirational\u201d and lacking a clear timeline<\/strong>, an American defense official close to the matter said.<\/p>\n

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<\/a> PSA-<\/strong>SCA amends transit fee reductions for petroleum derivative tankers<\/strong>:<\/strong> The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has extended transit fee reductions granted to loaded petroleum derivative tankers from the US Gulf Coast, the Caribbean, and Latin America to destinations in Asia, with some amendments going to effect in January and continuing until June 2024, Al Borsa<\/a> reports. The rundown:<\/p>\n