BDI 3,507 • Transpacific FEU $7,352 • WCI $4,476 • Crude $105.82 • Houthis seize Bab al Mandeb as Saudi pipeline shuts down • Iran ties Hormuz reopening to return to Islamabad pact • US diesel breaks $6 a gallon for first time on record • Panama Canal cuts to 32 transits as El Nino intensifies • 4.04M TEU at anchor as Shanghai delays hit 7 to 8 daysBDI 3,507 • Transpacific FEU $7,352 • WCI $4,476 • Crude $105.82 • Houthis seize Bab al Mandeb as Saudi pipeline shuts down • Iran ties Hormuz reopening to return to Islamabad pact • US diesel breaks $6 a gallon for first time on record • Panama Canal cuts to 32 transits as El Nino intensifies • 4.04M TEU at anchor as Shanghai delays hit 7 to 8 days
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ALERTGeopoliticsSource-linkedSevereSep 13
Houthis Seize Bab al Mandeb as Saudi East West Pipeline Shuts Down
Houthi forces completed a takeover of Yemen's entire Red Sea coastline over the weekend of September 11 to 12, capturing the port city of Mocha, the town of Dhubab, and Mayyun Island, known as Perim, and expelling Saudi backed forces from six districts covering 5,400 square kilometers. The group now controls the Bab al Mandeb Strait, which carries roughly 12% of global trade, 11% of maritime oil, and 8% of liquefied natural gas. Separately, Saudi Arabia's East West pipeline, the kingdom's primary route for bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, was shut down after drone strikes from Iraq. Egypt has lost an estimated 7 billion dollars, roughly 60% of Suez Canal revenue, since the crisis began.
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Al Jazeera / September 13, 2026 · 4 min
HORMUZGeopoliticsSource-linkedSevereSep 13
Iran Ties Hormuz Reopening to Islamabad Memorandum as Brent Clears 100 Dollars
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on September 13 that the United States must return to its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum before Tehran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping. He clarified that the maritime route Iran agreed with Oman is a separate, restricted corridor, not a general reopening, with details to be briefed to Iraq and five Gulf states at a Monday meeting in Muscat that Bahrain is boycotting and the UAE has downgraded its attendance to. Marine analytics tracked 11 vessel crossings on the most recently reported day, against roughly 130 a day before the war.
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Shafaqna / September 13, 2026 · 3 min
FUELEnergySource-linkedSevereSep 11
US Diesel Breaks 6 Dollars a Gallon for the First Time on Record
The AAA national average for diesel reached 6.0556 dollars a gallon on September 11, up 2.35 dollars, or 63%, from 3.7053 dollars a year earlier. Twenty eight states posted all time high diesel prices the same day, and five California fuel stations displayed 9.999 dollars a gallon, the maximum their pump systems allow. Analysts attributed the surge to four concurrent supply shocks: disruption to Hormuz and now Bab al Mandeb shipping, Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian refineries, Moscow's diesel export ban, and Beijing's tightened fuel export quotas.
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Rigzone / September 11, 2026 · 3 min
RATESOcean FreightSource-linkedHighSep 11
Drewry WCI Holds at 4,476 Dollars While 4.04 Million TEU Sit at Anchor
Drewry's World Container Index composite held stable at 4,476 dollars per 40 foot container for a second consecutive week on data as of September 10. Shanghai to Los Angeles rose 2% to 7,352 dollars and Shanghai to New York rose 1% to 9,726 dollars, while Shanghai to Rotterdam fell 2% to 3,997 dollars. Underneath that stability, global anchorage congestion stood at 4.04 million TEU, 11.7% of the total cellular container fleet, as of September 11, with Shanghai berthing delays running 7 to 8 days. The Baltic Dry Index eased to 3,507 from its 3,628 five year high on September 4.
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The DCN / September 11, 2026 · 4 min
CANALTrade RoutesSource-linkedHighSep 11
Panama Canal Cut to 32 Daily Transits Takes Effect as El Nino Strengthens
The Panama Canal Authority's reduction to 32 total daily transits took effect September 15 as scheduled, with Panamax lock slots falling from 25 to 23. Rainfall across the canal watershed from May through August ran 34% below the historical average, with inflows down 44%. Roughly 3.2 million barrels a day of crude, condensate, and petroleum products transited the canal in the second quarter of 2026. Forecasters now put greater than 90% probability on the El Nino pattern intensifying through the December 2026 to April 2027 dry season.
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Industrial Info Resources / September 11, 2026 · 3 min
WEATHERWeather & PortsSource-linkedMediumSep 13
Manila Wait Eases to 1.37 Days as PAGASA Tracks New System Outside PAR
Manila's port congestion eased this week: Portcast's tracker shows a median vessel wait of 1.37 days for September 6 to 12, down 14% from 1.6 days the prior week, still within the medium congestion band. Separately, PAGASA was monitoring a low pressure area 3,185 kilometers east of Eastern Visayas at 8am on September 14, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, with a high chance of developing into a tropical depression within 24 hours. The Philippines' request to lower its 12.5% forced labor tariff to 10% remains pending, with no USTR movement since August 6.
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Portcast / September 13, 2026 · 3 min
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