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Bab el-Mandeb A tracked procurement-relevant organisation, company, supplier, country, region, port, commodity, regulator, route or similar subject.

Major shipping chokepoint between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

Strait 52 mentions The number of distinct real collected signals in which the entity has been identified. First seen 30th July 2026 Last seen 27th September 2026

Also known as
  • Bab-el-Mandeb Strait
  • 1Open events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.
  • 1Linked events
  • 0Developing situations
  • 0Report appearances

Events Canonical events linked to this entity that are still Breaking, Active or Monitoring -- not yet Closed, rejected or merged into another event.

Headline The concise title of the canonical procurement event. Type The kind of real-world development identified, such as a supply shortage, contract award, regulatory change or production disruption. Significance Significance estimates the potential procurement impact of the event, including factors such as supply, cost, operations, geography and strategic importance. Confidence Confidence indicates how reliable ProcIntel considers the event assessment based on the quality, quantity and independence of the supporting evidence. It does not measure the event's importance. Lifecycle Lifecycle shows the current state of the development: Breaking is newly detected, Active remains current, Monitoring is being watched for further changes, and Closed is no longer actively developing. Articles The number of source articles linked to this canonical event. Several articles may describe the same underlying development. Evidence strength A plain-language assessment of how much independent evidence supports the Developing Intelligence thread.
Middle East shipping squeezed as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb risks converge Infrastructure Attack 3 · Material 2 · Low Breaking 1 Low

Developing Intelligence An evolving procurement situation made up of several distinct but clearly related events over time.

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Reports Weekly Intelligence Report editions in which an event or Developing Intelligence thread linked to this entity has appeared.

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Timeline Every recorded action involving this entity -- source mentions, linked events being created or updated, Developing Intelligence links, report appearances and entity-record actions such as merges -- in one dated feed. Nothing here is inferred; each entry is drawn from an existing record.

  1. Mentioned in "‎Foreign Minister: East-West pipeline, overseas inventories helped mitigate energy disruptions"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  2. Mentioned in "How Ethiopia’s war threatens the Red Sea’s last stable flank"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  3. Mentioned in "Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz stays below 10-day average, data shows"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  4. Mentioned in "Italian Defense Minister Calls for Stronger Naval Protection in the Red Sea"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  5. Mentioned in "COSCO returns to Suez Canal as OOCL Portugal makes southbound transit"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  6. Mentioned in "Italy Prepares Navy Amidst Bab el-Mandeb Tensions"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  7. Mentioned in "Hapag-Lloyd introduces emergency surcharge for Jeddah–Aden cargo"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  8. Mentioned in "Container Shipping Returns to Suez Despite Rising Red Sea Risks"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  9. Mentioned in "Freightos Weekly Update: Red Sea transits accelerate, even as Houthis advance"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  10. Mentioned in "The Next Oil Shock Is Never the Last"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  11. Mentioned in "Middle East shipping squeezed as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb risks converge"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  12. Mentioned in "Houthis' Yemen advance leaves Gulf states with uncomfortable choice"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  13. Mentioned in "Houthis seize strategic Red Sea island, raising fresh threat to Saudi oil exports"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  14. Mentioned in "Yemen’s Houthis Reach Strategic Island at Mouth of Vital Shipping Lane"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  15. Mentioned in "New problem shaping up for the oil market as Hormuz remains shut"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  16. Mentioned in "How the fall of Mocha ties Bab el-Mandeb to the Hormuz crisis"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  17. Mentioned in "Houthi Forces Reach Perim Island, Raising Red Sea Shipping Threat"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  18. Mentioned in "Houthis reach Bab el-Mandeb after seizing Mocha port"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  19. Mentioned in "Houthis Seize Mocha, Tightening Grip on Bab el-Mandeb and Red Sea Shipping"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  20. Mentioned in "Houthi Advance Toward Bab el-Mandeb Raises New Shipping Threat"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  21. Mentioned in "Oil Tankers Flood Back Into Suez Canal As Red Sea Risk Grows"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  22. Mentioned in "Asia Steps In to Fill Diesel Supply Gap in Africa as Middle East Exports Crash"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  23. Mentioned in "Hormuz Tanker Traffic Drops Despite Recovery in Oil Flows"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  24. Mentioned in "Japan Holds Off on New Oil Reserve Release Despite September Import Drop"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  25. Mentioned in "Saudi Oil Exports from Mediterranean Soar with Shuttles North to Avoid Houthis"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  26. Mentioned in "Houthis Move to Gain Complete Control Over Crucial Bab el-Mandeb Oil Chokepoint"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  27. Mentioned in "Asian Refiners Seek Alternative Pickup Point for Saudi Crude"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  28. Mentioned in "Explainer: Why Berbera isn’t the next Djibouti, yet?"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  29. Mentioned in "Middle East Oil Tankers Are Going Dark for Longer"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  30. Mentioned in "Hormuz Tanker Traffic Slumps as U.S.-Iran Standoff Drags On"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  31. Mentioned in "Explainer: When the ship becomes the target"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  32. Mentioned in "Hormuz Shipping Traffic Shows No Sign of Recovery"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  33. Mentioned in "Death toll rises to six after Houthi attack on Tihamah in Bab el-Mandeb"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  34. Mentioned in "US disables boxship while Red Sea attack kills six"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  35. Mentioned in "US disables boxship while Red Sea attack kills six"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  36. Mentioned in "Inside the U.S.–Israel–Saudi Plan to Cut Iran Out of Global Oil"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  37. Mentioned in "Middle East War Pushes China Toward the Arctic Trade Route"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  38. Mentioned in "Four Crew Killed in Red Sea Attack While Missile Strike Reported in Gulf"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  39. Mentioned in "Four Crew Killed in Red Sea Attack While Missile Strike Reported in Gulf"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  40. Mentioned in "Cosco returns to Red Sea sailings, despite threats from Houthis"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  41. Mentioned in "Cosco returns to Red Sea sailings, despite threats from Houthis"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  42. Mentioned in "Cargo ship attacked in Bab el-Mandeb, three crew reportedly killed"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  43. Mentioned in "Gulf Shipping Grinds to a Halt Following Houthi Missile Claim"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  44. Mentioned in "Gulf shipping traffic down after Saudi tanker attack"

    The text "Bab-el-Mandeb strait" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  45. Mentioned in "Hormuz Bottleneck Pushes Indian Refiners Toward West African Grades"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  46. Mentioned in "Tanker Traffic Remains Subdued Despite Trump’s Talk of Peace"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  47. Mentioned in "Dark Tanker Transits Surge at Bab el-Mandeb as Houthi Threat Persists"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  48. Mentioned in "Top maritime news stories for week ended 1 August"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  49. Mentioned in "Houthi deny Bab el-Mandeb toll plans"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.

  50. Mentioned in "Saudi oil tanker heads to India as Red Sea, Hormuz traffic slows amid attacks"

    The text "Bab el-Mandeb" in the article matched a known alias of Bab el-Mandeb.