# Freightos Weekly Update: Red Sea transits accelerate, even as Houthis advance | World Ports Organization

> Houthis seized a strategic port and island on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, following an attack on a Saudi pipeline. Container carriers are increasing Suez and southern Red Sea transits despite security concerns, with a large share of Asia-Europe capacity returning to the route in September.

- Date: 2026-09-16 · published 2026-09-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Middle East · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16766-freightos-weekly-update-red-sea-transits-accelerate-even-as-houthis-advance
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Red Sea risk keeps energy and bunker fuel prices elevated, raising freight costs and supporting diesel prices for logistics across feed supply chains.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2026-09-10 | [Infomarine On-Line Maritime News - Freightos Weekly Update: Congestion playing a bigger role in container rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16767-infomarine-on-line-maritime-news-freightos-weekly-update-congestion-playing-a.md) | +8.4% | +8.4% |
| BRENT | 2026-10-29 | [IEA warns severe diesel supply crunch could grip markets into next year \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1460-iea-warns-severe-diesel-supply-crunch-could-grip-markets-into-next-year-world.md) | -5.4% | — |
| BRENT | 2025-07-09 | [FACTBOX: Red Sea transits in renewed focus following Houthis' first attacks in 2025 \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16933-factbox-red-sea-transits-in-renewed-focus-following-houthis-first-attacks-in.md) | -2.6% | -4.1% |
| BRENT | 2024-04-16 | [Oil prices hold firm as U.S. weighs added sanctions on Iran oil exports after attack on Israel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30933-oil-prices-hold-firm-as-u-s-weighs-added-sanctions-on-iran-oil-exports-after.md) | -3.7% | -8.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-01-12 | [Oil prices settle at 7-week high on worries about Iran exports \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11391-oil-prices-settle-at-7-week-high-on-worries-about-iran-exports-reuters.md) | +2.0% | +7.8% |
| DIESEL | 2022-03-03 | [Freightos Weekly Update War in Ukraine roils ocean and air logistics](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12930-freightos-weekly-update-war-in-ukraine-roils-ocean-and-air-logistics.md) | -0.0% | +7.6% |
| DIESEL | 2026-10-29 | [IEA warns severe diesel supply crunch could grip markets into next year \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/1460-iea-warns-severe-diesel-supply-crunch-could-grip-markets-into-next-year-world.md) | -2.4% | — |
| DIESEL | 2025-06-23 | [Update: oil prices fall back after short-lived surge in early trading - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8645-update-oil-prices-fall-back-after-short-lived-surge-in-early-trading.md) | -9.7% | -2.8% |

## Sources

- worldports.org: https://www.worldports.org/freightos-weekly-update-red-sea-transits-accelerate-even-as-houthis-advance/

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