https://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/rss/latest-shipping-headlinesMaritime & Shippinghttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/072226-houthi-threat-to-saudi-port-traffic-adds-fresh-red-sea-shipping-risk-analystsThe Houthis' latest threat to strike tankers calling at Saudi Arabian ports has opened a second major chokepoint on an already strained global energy supply chain, maritime and naval analysts said July 22 during a Middle East Institute webinar. The Red Sea corridor carries 12%-15% of global maritime trade and about 30% of container traffic, said moderator Mirette Mabrouk of the Middle EastMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Wet Freight2026-07-22T20:51:50Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/crude-oil/072226-factbox-ice-brent-holds-above-90b-on-hormuz-bab-al-mandab-shipping-risksOil prices jumped July 22, with front-month ICE Brent holding above $90/barrel following renewed ship attacks in the Strait of Hormuz and the threat of them spreading to the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Red Sea. Over July 11-21, there have been at least seven attacks on merchant ships in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the majority of which have targeted tankers, according to S&P GlobalMaritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Wet Freight2026-07-22T19:55:45Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/072226-panama-canal-to-temporarily-suspend-period-3-daily-auctions-dry-bulk-markets-weigh-impactThe Panama Canal Authority (ACP) will temporarily suspend Daily Auctions for Period 3 booking slots for Regular and Super vessel segments from July 25, reducing booking availability through the Panamax locks as the waterway manages lake levels under potentially drier hydrological conditions. The measure will cut the canal's daily booking capacity to 34 vessels from 36 vessels, according to aMaritime & Shipping, Dry Freight2026-07-22T18:19:44Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/shipping/072226-middle-east-shipping-insurance-costs-rise-on-hormuz-risks-marshMarine insurance premiums for ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz have surged as attacks on tankers intensify, with underwriters growing increasingly reluctant to provide coverage, while the Red Sea situation remains nuanced, according to a senior manager at insurance brokerage Marsh. The sharp increase in war risk insurance costs threatens to further disrupt crude flows from the Persian Gulf,Maritime & Shipping, Crude Oil, Wet Freight, Dry Freight, Containers2026-07-22T16:22:49Zhttps://www.spglobal.com/energy/en/news-research/latest-news/agriculture/072226-ukrainian-grain-may-shift-to-eu-ports-as-attacks-threaten-black-sea-exportsUkrainian grain exports are expected to be increasingly rerouted through the Danube and the western side of the country's border as escalating attacks on vessels and port infrastructures at the deep sea ports disrupt shipments from Ukraine, traders said. The attacks have severely affected grain loading and export operations at Ukrainian ports, raising concerns that seaborne flows could halt ifAgriculture, Maritime & Shipping, Grains2026-07-22T11:17:09Z