The new normal in the Red Sea How does navigation traffic reflect the major shifts created by Yemen

Dherar Al-Tayyib – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
The recovery of shipping traffic in the Red Sea has become a reality with the ongoing ceasefire in Gaza and the consequent halt of Yemeni naval operations. However, this recovery has occurred within the framework of the new reality imposed by the unprecedented Yemeni blockade on navigation linked to Israel for two years, not outside of it. This keeps the shipping sector seemingly divided between the choices of resuming transit or waiting. But in reality, the division is about adapting to the rules of regional sovereignty that Yemen imposes on the Red Sea to ensure the security, stability, and interests of the region, or waiting for the return of the old hegemonic system.
Although renewed Israeli violations keep uncertainty high about the durability of the ceasefire in Gaza and thus the situation in the Red Sea, this has not stopped the increasing improvement in shipping traffic through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal. Even shipping companies have launched new shipping services via the waterway to capitalize on the demand.
However, Israeli shipping companies and those closely linked to Israel remain practically outside the context of this return so far. This creates a significant segregation that warrants study, as it pertains not to a transient period but to the future of shipping traffic through this passage for years to come, amidst a conflict that is clearly set to continue.
In notable remarks, the CEO of the Israeli shipping company (ZIM),Eli Glickman, recently said that the company “is looking forward to returning to the Red Sea as soon as possible” but is waiting for the green light from the marine insurance sector, noting that the ceasefire in Gaza represents “progress,” but there is a need for “further guarantees regarding its continuity.” He added that