# FACTBOX: Red Sea transits in renewed focus following Houthis' first attacks in 2025 | S&P Global

> Houthi militants resumed attacks on merchant shipping in early July, the first of 2025, reportedly sinking two Greek dry bulk carriers and killing at least three seafarers. Tanker rates and insurance premiums are rising, while Bab al-Mandab transits remain down over 60% from pre-war levels.

- Date: 2025-07-09 · published 2025-07-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Red Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16933-factbox-red-sea-transits-in-renewed-focus-following-houthis-first-attacks-in
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Renewed Red Sea risk keeps ships on the longer Cape route, sustaining high freight and bunker costs that raise landed prices for grain imports into Asia and the Middle East.

## Read by commodity

- BRENT: bullish ▲
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BRENT | 2025-08-21 | [The Red Sea crisis: Renewed attacks keep shipping at risk \| project44](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16925-the-red-sea-crisis-renewed-attacks-keep-shipping-at-risk-project44.md) | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| BRENT | 2026-09-16 | [Freightos Weekly Update: Red Sea transits accelerate, even as Houthis advance \| World Ports Organization](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16766-freightos-weekly-update-red-sea-transits-accelerate-even-as-houthis-advance.md) | -8.7% | -0.8% |
| BRENT | 2025-10-03 | [Red Sea shipping risks stay high as Houthis end ceasefire](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16911-red-sea-shipping-risks-stay-high-as-houthis-end-ceasefire.md) | +2.2% | +0.4% |
| BRENT | 2023-10-09 | [Oil prices rise following Hamas attack on Israel](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9280-oil-prices-rise-following-hamas-attack-on-israel.md) | +7.4% | +0.0% |
| BRENT | 2019-06-14 | [Oil Market: Middle East tanker attacks, US-Iran tensions in focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58767-oil-market-middle-east-tanker-attacks-us-iran-tensions-in-focus.md) | +4.3% | +7.7% |

## Sources

- spglobal.com: https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/070925-factbox-red-sea-transits-in-renewed-focus-following-houthis-first-attacks-in-2025

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