Inflation Warning: Shipping Insurance Rates Soar as Red Sea Crisis Bites
Attacks by Huthi rebels have sent insurance premiums surging, exacerbating costs already stretched by soaring freight rates.
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Attacks by Huthi rebels have sent insurance premiums surging, exacerbating costs already stretched by soaring freight rates.
Attack may be the first serious missile damage inflicted on a merchant ship by the Iran-backed, Shiite Muslim Houthi Rebels.
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Saturday claimed an attack a day earlier on an oil tanker in the Red Sea.
The downward inflation path faces risks from disruptions to shipping through the Red Sea, a key route for goods and fuel headed for Europe.
The European Union plans to launch a naval mission in the Red Sea within three weeks to help defend cargo ships against attacks.