Bab el-Mandeb Strait & Mokha Logistics & Chokepoint Risk Explorer

Shipping Lanes & Vectors Saudi Strike & Radar Arcs Houthi Port Control Zone

TACTICAL KEY

Airstrike Impact (Mokha Airport)

Houthi Advanced Port Zone

Main Red Sea Channel (20 nm width)

Alternative Cape of Good Hope Cape Divergence

Strait Security Status UPDATED: 2026-09-11

Affected Daily Volume 12.5% of global seaborne cargo

Weekly Delay Cost $105.0M demurrage & fuel surcharge

Reroute Extra Dist 3500 nm via Cape of Good Hope

Extra Transit Days 14 days added per loop

Daily Transit Barrels 8.8M crude & fuel products

Surcharge per FEU $1500 40ft container bunker premium

Simulation Adjuster LIVE CALCULATOR

Houthi Red Sea Range / Threat (nm) 45 nm

Rerouted Vessel Share (%)

Avg Vessel Speed via Cape (knots) 14.5 kts

Source Intelligence Dispatch AP NEWS ARCHIVE

"Saudi airstrikes hit rebel-held Mokha airport in Yemen, a Houthi broadcaster says. The strikes come a day after the Iran-backed Houthis entered the key Mokha port city on the Red Sea, bringing them closer to the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait."

The Associated Press (@AP) Canonical Post Verified

Geographic assessment: Mokha port sits only 45-50 miles north of the Bab el-Mandeb choke point. Control of its coastal strip provides direct anti-ship missile line-of-sight to the mandatory Bab el-Mandeb transit separation scheme.