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Chinese tanker Xin Long Yang passes Red Sea blockade amid Houthi threats

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A Chinese oil tanker, the Xin Long Yang, has successfully passed through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait in the Red Sea, despite a declared blockade by the Houthi militia. Experts suggest that Chinese tankers may be granted passage on a case-by-case basis. This development comes after the Houthi militia imposed a blockade on shipping to Saudi Arabia, leading some vessels to alter their routes to avoid the strait. The tanker Encelia was reportedly attacked in the Red Sea shortly before these events. AI

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Chinese tanker Xin Long Yang passes Red Sea blockade amid Houthi threats

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · dpa ·

    Iran war: Chinese tanker passes Red Sea choke point despite Houthi blockade

    The Houthi militia in Yemen appears to be allowing some ships to pass through the Bab al-Mandab strait at the mouth of the Red Sea, despite its blockade of shipping to Saudi Arabia, experts said on Thursday. A Chinese oil tanker, Cosco Shipping’s VLCC Xin Long Yang, has been gran…

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