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DeepDraft Weekly Maritime Brief | September 13, 2026: Bab el-Mandeb Foothold Meets Gulf Tanker Risk
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Full Weekly Brief: https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/09/13/bab-el-mandeb-gulf-tanker-risk-september-13-2026/
Two chokepoints now carry active control pressure. In the Red Sea, Houthi movement around Bab el-Mandeb has pushed routing confidence, naval coordination, insurance cover, and crew-risk acceptance back into the centre of voyage planning.
In the Gulf, tanker strikes, reduced Hormuz traffic,…