In the last few hours, the American forces deployed in the The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden conducted attacks against installations of Houthi militiamen in Yemen the US Central Command - led to the destruction of 14 missiles. The action followed last night's launch from the area controlled by the Houthis of a drone that hit the bulk carrier Supramax Genco Picardy from the US company Genco Shipping & Trading Limited. The Commission stated that the ship was hit while sailing in the Gulf of Aden with a load of phosphate rocks on board. The impact of the The missile - the American company specified - caused damage and all crew members were unharmed.

Meanwhile, the International Energy Agency has highlighted the risk of disruptions to oil supplies global level due to the conflict in the Middle East, especially for oil cargoes crossing the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. The IEA specified that in 2023 about 10% of world seaborne oil trade, amounting to approximately 7.2 million barrels per day of crude oil and products and 8% of the world's seaborne trade in natural gas have transited through this key sea route, involving the alternative route - the one that circumnavigates Africa passing around the Cape of Good Hope - an extension to two weeks of ships' voyages. The IEA recalled that countries members of the Agency hold stocks totalling four approximately 1 billion barrels, including 1.2 billion barrels of inventories government-controlled to deal with emergency situations, and stressed that such stocks should help to mitigate the fears of markets and governments.