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Bloomberg News analyzed the profile of ships in the Red Sea and how they compare to ships taking the longer route around Africa.

The re-routing of a growing number of ships around Africa to avoid potential attacks in the Red Sea is altering refueling patterns and boosting demand for bunker fuel at far-flung ports, from the ...

Both America and China have their only permanent military bases in Africa at this strategic spot on the African side of the Bab al-Mandab strait, where the Red Sea meets the Gulf of Aden (see map).

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S will redirect its vessels to sail south of Africa to avoid the Red Sea conflict area where Houthi militants have attacked several ships.

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and ...

The crisis in the Middle East, hotspot issues in the Horn of Africa and Houthi rebel attacks on ships in the Red Sea are likely to dominate discussions when Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi meets ...

Although conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea appears likely, it is not an unavoidable outcome. Diplomatic engagement could still avert a full-scale war – but the time for action is now.

In Djibouti at the gateway of the Red Sea an oceanographic marvel is occurring - a new ocean is being formed. This ocean is being created by the tectonic plates of Africa and Arabia being torn apart.

Denmark's Maersk said on Tuesday its vessels previously paused and due to sail through the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden would be rerouted around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope due to ...

Analysis - Africa will feel the effects, but smart countries could derive some benefits from the Red Sea turmoil.