On September 14, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Red Sea Ports Corporation Zayed al-Washli announced that maritime transport activities in the Red Sea and the strategic Bab al Mandab Strait remained stable, with ship traffic almost unchanged after armed clashes in southwestern Yemen.
About 85 ships have safely passed through this strait in the past 72 hours, equivalent to nearly 96% of normal traffic. The group is also implementing infrastructure restoration steps to gradually reopen Mocha port on the Red Sea coast to restore trade activities.
It is known that the Red Sea Port Management Group is under the management structure of the Houthi forces in Sanaa (Yemen).
The security situation in Yemen has escalated since the beginning of September when the Houthi forces launched a major offensive in the southwest region. This force continuously conducted attacks with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles into the coastal area and the outskirts of Taiz city, aiming to cut off the access route to Mocha port and approach the key Bab al Mandab maritime corridor.
Earlier, on September 11, a Houthi military spokesman announced the launch of a campaign to repel Saudi Arabia-backed forces on the western coast of Yemen in response to attacks targeting civilians.
On September 12, a member of the Houthi Political Bureau, Hizam al-Asad, confirmed to TASS news agency that this force had completed the campaign to seize control of the areas adjacent to the Bab al Mandab Strait.
