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Africa ports and marine war-risk dashboard

132 ports tracked across 39 coastal states and 9 regions, from the Mediterranean and the Red Sea to the Gulf of Guinea and the Mozambique Channel. 123 carry an exposure level, of which 21 inherit the judgement assessed for the corridor they sit in; 9 are listed but not yet rated.

Exposure levels are Mazin Intel analytical judgements built on named public sources. They are not live data, not insurance advice and not a Lloyd's market indication: there is no Lloyd's affiliation, no cover, no premium quotation and no underwriting authority.

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Ports on African coastlines and African waters.

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123

Assessed exposure

Ports carrying an exposure judgement, including 21 corridor-derived.

Awaiting assessment

Listed for coverage; no judgement made yet.

Chokepoints

Straits and canals monitored for transit risk.

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Ports tracked on this platform with assessed exposure, region, corridor and analytical note
Port	Country	Region	Corridor	Exposure	Analytical note
Hodeidah	Yemen	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Critical	Houthi-controlled; struck repeatedly by Israeli and US aircraft. Key for Yemen's food imports.
Ras Isa	Yemen	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Critical	Houthi fuel terminal; heavy casualties in April 2025 US strike.
Aden	Yemen	Middle East	Gulf of Aden	Severe	Government-held; unstable politics and war-risk surcharges.
Bandar Abbas	Iran	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Severe	Iran's main port; April 2025 Shahid Rajaee explosion killed dozens. Sanctions exposure.
Barawe	Somalia	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Severe	Former Al-Shabaab stronghold; contested hinterland.
Bonny	Nigeria	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Severe	LNG and crude export terminal in the Niger Delta.
Bosaso	Somalia (Puntland)	Horn of Africa	Gulf of Aden	Severe	Close to pirate networks and ISIS-Somalia in the Cal Miskaad mountains.
Doraleh Container Terminal	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Severecorridor	Corridor exposure Severe inherited from the Bab el-Mandeb assessment (High confidence). Container hub exposed to disruption in the Bab el-Mandeb approaches.
Doraleh Multipurpose Port	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Severecorridor	Corridor exposure Severe inherited from the Bab el-Mandeb assessment (High confidence). Bulk and multipurpose facility supporting Ethiopia-bound trade.
Eilat	Israel	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Severe	Commercial activity collapsed after Houthi threats; the port authority reported insolvency in 2025.
Eyl	Somalia (Puntland)	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Severe	Historic pirate base on the Indian Ocean coast.
Garacad	Somalia (Puntland)	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Severe	Coastal town linked to pirate groups.
Hobyo	Somalia	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Severe	Pirate networks used the anchorage during 2024 hijacks.
Jizan	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Severecorridor	Corridor exposure Severe inherited from the Bab el-Mandeb assessment (High confidence). Southern Red Sea gateway exposed to regional missile and drone threat dynamics.
Kismayo	Somalia	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Severe	Jubaland-controlled; Al-Shabaab holds much of the hinterland.
Latakia	Syria	Middle East	Eastern Mediterranean	Severe	Post-Assad transition; sanctions and strike exposure.
Mogadishu	Somalia	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Severe	Al-Shabaab mortar and suicide attacks around the port and airport zone.
Mokha	Yemen	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Severecorridor	Corridor exposure Severe inherited from the Bab el-Mandeb assessment (High confidence). Small strategic port close to the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint.
Onne / Port Harcourt	Nigeria	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Severe	Niger Delta oil logistics; kidnap risk to crews offshore.
Port of Djibouti	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Severecorridor	Corridor exposure Severe inherited from the Bab el-Mandeb assessment (High confidence). Strategic regional gateway serving Ethiopia and Red Sea feeder traffic.
Port Sudan	Sudan	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Severe	Sudan's main humanitarian gateway since the war began; drone strikes hit the city in May 2025.
Saleef	Yemen	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Severecorridor	Corridor exposure Severe inherited from the Bab el-Mandeb assessment (High confidence). Bulk-food gateway north of Hodeidah; access is conflict-dependent.
Tripoli	Libya	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Severe	Armed-group clashes in the capital can close the port.
Ashdod	Israel	Middle East	Eastern Mediterranean	Substantial	Within rocket range from Gaza.
Assab	Eritrea	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Close to the strait; subject of Ethiopian sea-access rhetoric.
Beirut	Lebanon	Middle East	Eastern Mediterranean	Substantial	Rebuilt after the 2020 explosion; exposed to Israel–Hezbollah conflict.
Benghazi	Libya	North Africa	Eastern Mediterranean	Substantial	Under eastern authorities; sanctions and governance risk.
Berbera	Somaliland	Horn of Africa	Gulf of Aden	Substantial	DP World-run terminal; the Ethiopia–Somaliland MoU raised political risk.
Bissau	Guinea-Bissau	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Drug-transit concerns.
Chabahar	Iran	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Substantial	Indian-operated terminal; sanctions exposure.
Conakry	Guinea	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Political protests affect port access.
Cotonou	Benin	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Transit port for Niger and Burkina Faso.
Djibouti / Doraleh	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Ethiopia's main outlet and host to several foreign naval bases.
Douala	Cameroon	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Main port for Cameroon, Chad and CAR; river-mouth robbery.
Dubai Harbour	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Strait of Hormuz assessment (Moderate confidence). Passenger and marina facility included for wider Dubai maritime awareness; not a major cargo gateway.
Durban	South Africa	Southern Africa	Cape of Good Hope route	Substantial	Africa's busiest container port; congestion and cargo theft, 2021 unrest.
Fujairah	UAE	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Substantial	World-scale bunkering hub; 2019 limpet-mine attacks nearby.
Haifa	Israel	Middle East	Eastern Mediterranean	Substantial	Targeted by Hezbollah and Houthi threats.
Jeddah Islamic Port	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Red Sea's largest port; Houthi missiles have targeted Saudi coast in the past.
Kribi	Cameroon	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Gulf of Guinea assessment (Moderate confidence). Deep-water alternative to Douala.
Lagos (Apapa)	Nigeria	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Anchorage robbery and congestion.
Lamu	Kenya	East Africa	Somali Basin	Substantial	Near the Boni Forest where Al-Shabaab operates.
Las Qoray	Somalia (Puntland)	Horn of Africa	Gulf of Aden	Substantial	Fishing port in an area with illegal fishing and piracy history.
Lekki Deep Sea	Nigeria	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	New deep-water port east of Lagos.
Libreville / Owendo	Gabon	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Gulf of Guinea assessment (Moderate confidence). Manganese and timber export.
Lomé	Togo	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Major transhipment hub; anchorage robbery.
Malabo	Equatorial Guinea	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantial	Exposed to Gulf of Guinea piracy.
Marka	Somalia	Horn of Africa	Somali Basin	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Somali Basin assessment (Moderate confidence). Limited coastal facility in a contested operating environment; current use requires verification.
Massawa	Eritrea	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Limited public reporting; access and transparency are poor.
Misrata	Libya	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Substantial	Free-zone port controlled by local forces.
Mtwara	Tanzania	East Africa	Mozambique Channel	Substantial	Close to the Cabo Delgado insurgency across the border.
Mukalla	Yemen	Middle East	Gulf of Aden	Substantial	Hadramawt coast; past AQAP presence.
Obock	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Departure point for migrant boats to Yemen.
Onne	Nigeria	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Gulf of Guinea assessment (Moderate confidence). Oil-service hub; Delta approaches require armed escort planning.
Pemba	Mozambique	Southern Africa	Mozambique Channel	Substantial	Cabo Delgado logistics base for the LNG projects.
Port Rashid	United Arab Emirates	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Strait of Hormuz assessment (Moderate confidence). Dubai passenger, cruise and specialised maritime facility.
Ras Tanura	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Substantial	Major crude terminal; 2019 Abqaiq strike showed onshore exposure.
São Tomé	São Tomé and Príncipe	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Gulf of Guinea assessment (Moderate confidence). Small island port; offshore risk regional not local.
Sfax	Tunisia	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Substantial	Main departure area for migrant boats to Italy.
Suakin	Sudan	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Livestock and passenger port south of Port Sudan.
Toamasina	Madagascar	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel	Substantial	Madagascar's main port; political unrest and cyclones.
Umm Qasr	Iraq	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Substantial	Iraq's main port; militia activity and sanctions exposure.
Victoria	Seychelles	Indian Ocean	Somali Basin	Substantialcorridor	Corridor exposure Substantial inherited from the Somali Basin assessment (Moderate confidence). Tuna fleet base; regional counter-piracy coordination point.
Yanbu	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Oil export terminal; East–West pipeline outlet avoiding Hormuz.
Zeila	Somaliland	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Substantial	Small port near the Djibouti border; smuggling routes.
Abidjan	Côte d'Ivoire	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Regional hub serving Mali and Burkina Faso.
Adabiya	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Suez Canal assessment (High confidence). Bulk and general-cargo facility serving the Suez industrial area.
Ain Sokhna	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Suez Canal assessment (High confidence). Major container and industrial port south of Suez.
Alexandria	Egypt	North Africa	Eastern Mediterranean	Moderate	Egypt's main Mediterranean port.
Aqaba	Jordan	Middle East	Suez Canal	Moderate	Jordan's only port; humanitarian corridor role for Gaza aid.
Beira	Mozambique	Southern Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Corridor port for Zimbabwe and Malawi; high cyclone exposure.
Cape Town	South Africa	Southern Africa	Cape of Good Hope route	Moderate	Key Cape-route call; strong winds cause delays.
Dakar	Senegal	West Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Moderate	Atlantic gateway; departure area for migrant boats to the Canaries.
Damietta	Egypt	North Africa	Eastern Mediterranean	Moderate	Container and LNG port near the canal.
Dammam (King Abdulaziz)	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Saudi Gulf-coast gateway.
Dar es Salaam	Tanzania	East Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Central Corridor gateway; cargo theft is the main concern.
East Port Said	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Suez Canal assessment (High confidence). Major transhipment terminal at the northern entrance to the Suez Canal.
El Dekheila	Egypt	North Africa	Eastern Mediterranean	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Eastern Mediterranean assessment (Low confidence). Alexandria's principal container and bulk extension; status shown is illustrative.
El Tor	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Suez Canal assessment (High confidence). Small regional port with limited commercial scale.
Freetown	Sierra Leone	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Deep natural harbour; petty theft.
Hamad Port	Qatar	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Qatar's main container port.
Jebel Ali	UAE	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Largest port in the Middle East; inside Hormuz.
Khalifa bin Salman	Bahrain	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Near US Fifth Fleet headquarters.
Khalifa Port	UAE	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Abu Dhabi container and industrial port.
Khor Fakkan	UAE	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	East-coast container port avoiding Hormuz.
King Abdullah Port	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Bab el-Mandeb	Moderate	Modern terminal north of Jeddah.
Lobito	Angola	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Atlantic end of the Lobito Corridor rail line.
Luanda	Angola	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Oil-service port; theft at anchorage.
Maputo	Mozambique	Southern Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Post-election unrest disrupted the port and border in 2024–25.
Matadi	DR Congo	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	River port on the Congo; congestion and theft.
Mkoani	Tanzania	East Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Mozambique Channel assessment (Moderate confidence). Pemba Island passenger and cargo facility with limited scale.
Mombasa	Kenya	East Africa	Somali Basin	Moderate	East Africa's largest port; congestion more than security drives delay.
Monrovia	Liberia	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Freeport of Monrovia; flag-state hub.
Moroni	Comoros	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Small port; migrant boats to Mayotte.
Nacala	Mozambique	Southern Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Deep-water port for Malawi and Zambia cargo.
Ngqura / Port Elizabeth	South Africa	Southern Africa	Cape of Good Hope route	Moderate	Container and bunkering anchorage on the Cape route.
Nouakchott	Mauritania	Sahel	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Moderate	Migrant departures toward the Canary Islands.
Pointe-Noire	Congo	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Offshore oil hub; occasional anchorage robbery.
Port Said	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderate	Northern canal entrance; transhipment volume fell with Red Sea diversions.
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Central Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Oil export port.
Richards Bay	South Africa	Southern Africa	Cape of Good Hope route	Moderate	Coal and bulk export port.
Safaga	Egypt	North Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Moderate	Egyptian Red Sea bulk and passenger port.
Salalah	Oman	Middle East	Gulf of Aden	Moderate	Transhipment hub that gained from Red Sea diversions.
Shuwaikh	Kuwait	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Kuwait's main commercial port.
Sohar	Oman	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Moderate	Gulf of Oman industrial port.
Sokhna	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderate	Southern canal approach on the Gulf of Suez.
Suez / Port Tawfik	Egypt	North Africa	Suez Canal	Moderatecorridor	Corridor exposure Moderate inherited from the Suez Canal assessment (High confidence). Southern canal gateway connecting Mediterranean and Red Sea traffic.
Tadjourah	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Bab el-Mandeb	Moderate	Potash and Ethiopian cargo terminal.
Takoradi	Ghana	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Offshore oil support base.
Tanga	Tanzania	East Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Northern Tanzanian port for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
Tema	Ghana	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Moderate	Ghana's main port.
Tunis / Radès	Tunisia	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Moderate	Main Tunisian container port.
Zanzibar	Tanzania	East Africa	Mozambique Channel	Moderate	Island port; political sensitivity around elections.
Algiers	Algeria	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Low	Main Algerian port; strict state controls.
Banjul	Gambia	West Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Low	Small river-mouth port.
Casablanca	Morocco	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Low	Morocco's main commercial port.
Duqm	Oman	Middle East	Strait of Hormuz	Low	Arabian Sea port outside Hormuz.
Port Louis	Mauritius	Indian Ocean	Mozambique Channel	Low	Stable Indian Ocean transhipment hub.
Port Victoria	Seychelles	Indian Ocean	Somali Basin	Low	Base for counter-piracy patrols and fishing fleets.
Praia	Cabo Verde	West Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Low	Island port on Atlantic drug routes.
San Pedro	Côte d'Ivoire	West Africa	Gulf of Guinea	Low	Cocoa export port.
Tanger Med	Morocco	North Africa	Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast	Low	Africa's largest container port at the Strait of Gibraltar.
Walvis Bay	Namibia	Southern Africa	Cape of Good Hope route	Low	Well-run corridor port for Zambia and Botswana.
Al Khair Oil Terminal	Sudan	Horn of Africa	Red Sea energy corridor	Not yet assessed	Petroleum terminal in the Port Sudan area; availability is authority-dependent.
Bashayer Oil Terminal	Sudan	Horn of Africa	Red Sea energy corridor	Not yet assessed	Crude export terminal south of Port Sudan; conflict and infrastructure exposure remain material.
Ghoubet	Djibouti	Horn of Africa	Lake Assal export corridor	Not yet assessed	Specialised mineral-export terminal west of the main Djibouti port complex.
King Fahad Industrial Port, Yanbu	Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Red Sea energy corridor	Not yet assessed	Strategic energy and petrochemical terminal.
Malindi	Kenya	East Africa	Kenyan coast	Not yet assessed	Small coastal facility; not a substitute for Mombasa or Lamu commercial capacity.
Nuweiba	Egypt	North Africa	Gulf of Aqaba	Not yet assessed	Ro-ro and passenger link across the Gulf of Aqaba.
Oseif	Sudan	Horn of Africa	Northern Red Sea	Not yet assessed	Small northern mineral-export facility; limited public operational reporting.
Radès (Tunis)	Tunisia	North Africa	Central Mediterranean	Not yet assessed	Industrial action periodically halts handling.
South Port Container Terminal	Sudan	Horn of Africa	Red Sea	Not yet assessed	Container terminal within the Port Sudan complex; operational status must be verified before planning.

Ports marked "Not yet assessed" are listed so coverage is visible; the absence of a rating is a gap in our work, not a statement that a port is safe. Ports marked "corridor" carry the exposure level assessed for the chokepoint or corridor they sit in, and their note names the judgement the level was taken from.

Coverage by region

How far the register reaches

North Africa

21 ports

19 assessed · 2 awaiting · 1 severe or critical

West Africa

18 ports

18 assessed · 0 awaiting · 2 severe or critical

Sahel

1 ports

1 assessed · 0 awaiting · 0 severe or critical

Central Africa

10 ports

10 assessed · 0 awaiting · 0 severe or critical

East Africa

8 ports

7 assessed · 1 awaiting · 0 severe or critical

Horn of Africa

26 ports

21 assessed · 5 awaiting · 11 severe or critical

Southern Africa

9 ports

9 assessed · 0 awaiting · 0 severe or critical

Indian Ocean

5 ports

5 assessed · 0 awaiting · 0 severe or critical

Middle East

34 ports

33 assessed · 1 awaiting · 9 severe or critical

Chokepoints

Transit risk at the straits

SevereStable

Bab el-Mandeb

The narrow strait between Yemen and Djibouti/Eritrea remains the single most dangerous commercial passage in the region. Houthi forces have used anti-ship missiles, drones, uncrewed surface vessels and a helicopter-borne boarding against merchant ships since late 2023.

SevereStable

Gulf of Aden

Two overlapping threats: Houthi strikes reaching well east of the strait, and a revival of Somali piracy since December 2023, with dhows and fishing vessels used as mother ships.

SubstantialRising

Somali Basin

Pirate action groups have operated several hundred miles off the Somali coast since the MV Ruen and MV Abdullah hijacks. Activity follows the monsoon calendar.

ModerateStable

Suez Canal

The canal itself is secure; the risk is to the approaches further south. Revenue loss adds economic pressure on Egypt.

SubstantialStable

Strait of Hormuz

The main risk is state seizure of tankers and harassment by Iranian forces, alongside heavy GNSS interference. Limpet-mine attacks occurred off Fujairah in 2019.

SubstantialEasing

Gulf of Guinea

Reported piracy has fallen sharply since its 2020 peak, but crew kidnapping far offshore remains possible and under-reporting is likely.

ModerateStable

Mozambique Channel

Insurgency ashore in Cabo Delgado has produced occasional coastal attacks; the channel is also a narcotics route. Extra traffic from Red Sea diversions increases exposure.

ModerateStable

Eastern Mediterranean

Conflict involving Israel, Lebanon and Syria creates heavy GNSS interference and occasional threats to ports, with limited direct attacks on merchant shipping.

ModerateStable

Cape of Good Hope route

The main alternative to Suez since the Red Sea attacks began. The threat is weather, port congestion and crime ashore rather than attacks at sea.

LowStable

Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast

A busy, well-policed strait. The main issues are migrant crossings, drug smuggling and instability around Libyan ports.

Incident map · 2023–2025

Major publicly reported attacks on merchant shipping

13 significant incidents from the Red Sea to the Somali Basin and Hormuz, each linked to its public source. Positions are approximate and taken from public reporting. This is a curated record, not a complete list.

Red markers: ship sunk. Dashed rings: chokepoints.

1. Hellas Aphrodite — Piracy / boarding
6 Nov 2025 · Somali Basin
Tanker boarded by Somali pirates far offshore; crew in citadel until naval forces arrived.
Source: EU NAVFOR Atalanta
2. Minervagracht — Missile / drone
29 Sept 2025 · Gulf of Aden
Dutch cargo ship hit and set on fire; one crew member later died.
Source: EU NAVFOR Aspides
3. Eternity C — Sinking
7 Jul 2025 · Southern Red Sea
Bulk carrier sunk; several crew killed and others reported taken by Houthi forces.
Source: Reuters
4. Magic Seas — Sinking
6 Jul 2025 · Southern Red Sea
Bulk carrier sunk by Houthi attack, ending a months-long lull.
Source: UKMTO
5. Sounion — Missile / drone
21 Aug 2024 · Southern Red Sea
Loaded tanker attacked and set alight, creating a major oil-spill risk.
Source: EU NAVFOR Aspides
6. Tutor — Sinking
12 Jun 2024 · Southern Red Sea
Bulk carrier struck by an explosive boat; one crew member killed; ship later sank.
Source: UKMTO
7. MSC Aries — Seizure
13 Apr 2024 · Strait of Hormuz
Container ship seized by Iran's IRGC by helicopter.
Source: Reuters
8. MV Abdullah — Hijack
12 Mar 2024 · Somali Basin
Bangladeshi bulk carrier hijacked by Somali pirates; released after ransom in April.
Source: IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
9. True Confidence — Missile / drone
6 Mar 2024 · Gulf of Aden off Aden
Three crew killed — the first deaths from the Houthi campaign.
Source: UKMTO
10. Rubymar — Sinking
2 Mar 2024 · Bab el-Mandeb
Fertiliser carrier sank after a February missile strike — the first ship lost in the campaign.
Source: Reuters
11. Marlin Luanda — Missile / drone
26 Jan 2024 · Gulf of Aden
Tanker set on fire by a Houthi anti-ship missile.
Source: UKMTO
12. MV Ruen — Hijack
14 Dec 2023 · Arabian Sea
First successful Somali hijack of a merchant ship since 2017; freed by the Indian Navy in March 2024.
Source: EU NAVFOR Atalanta
13. Galaxy Leader — Hijack
19 Nov 2023 · Southern Red Sea
Houthi forces seized the car carrier by helicopter; crew held until January 2025.
Source: Reuters

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Exposure levels combine the threats reported against a port or its approaches, the reliability of the reporting, and what the pattern means for a vessel calling there. They are analytical judgements, reviewed by hand, and each one carries a written note.

Traffic volumes, berth availability and port condition are not shown here. Those need commercial data feeds this platform does not hold, so we do not publish placeholder figures for them.

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Africa ports and marine war-risk dashboard

Where the assessed ports sit

Every port we track

How far the register reaches

Transit risk at the straits

Bab el-Mandeb

Gulf of Aden

Somali Basin

Suez Canal

Strait of Hormuz

Gulf of Guinea

Mozambique Channel

Eastern Mediterranean

Cape of Good Hope route

Strait of Gibraltar and North African coast

Major publicly reported attacks on merchant shipping

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