Maritime Hub · Port
Berbera, Somaliland
Assessment
Threat: Substantial
DP World-run terminal; the Ethiopia–Somaliland MoU raised political risk.
Exposure context from the assessed Gulf of Aden judgement (Severe, stable). Threat level is a Mazin Intel analytical judgement from public sources, not a live feed or official rating.
What changed
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- 5 curated major incidents within 500 km
- 0 logged incidents within about 300 km from Maritime Watch
- Assessment: no change to the Substantial rating is recorded. Ratings are not yet versioned, so earlier levels cannot be shown.
Linked incidents
2026-06-14 · Piracy / boarding · Two merchant vessels (names not released) (238 km)
Armed skiffs attacked a containership and a tanker in separate incidents, including an attempted boarding and an RPG launch. No casualties were immediately reported.
gCaptain, citing UKMTO · curated record, position approximate
2026-05-02 · Hijack · Eureka (441 km)
Togo-flagged tanker bound for Bosaso hijacked at anchor off Qana Port, Shabwa, Yemen, and sailed to the northern Somali coast.
EU NAVFOR Atalanta · curated record, position approximate
2024-03-06 · Missile / drone · True Confidence (207 km)
Three crew killed — the first deaths from the Houthi campaign.
UKMTO · curated record, position approximate
2024-03-02 · Sinking · Rubymar (389 km)
Fertiliser carrier sank after a February missile strike — the first ship lost in the campaign.
Reuters · curated record, position approximate
2024-01-26 · Missile / drone · Marlin Luanda (393 km)
Tanker set on fire by a Houthi anti-ship missile.
UKMTO · curated record, position approximate
Nearby chokepoints
- Bab el-Mandeb Severe
About 304 km · trend stable
- Gulf of Aden Severe
About 444 km · trend stable
- Somali Basin Substantial
About 981 km · trend rising