Stena Bulk Halts Tanker Transits in Red Sea

Tanker company Stena Bulk halted transits in the Red Sea early on Friday Central European Time, its CEO Erik Hannel told Reuters.

It is the latest tanker operator to cease traversing the key shipping corridor following an advisory from the Combined Maritime Forces to stay clear of the region after the launch of U.S. and British air strikes on Houthi forces in Yemen.

(Reuter - Reporting by Natalie Grover; editing by Mark Heinrich)