After regional shipping was disrupted due to the Houthi threat, Saudi Arabia's key export port, Yanbu Port on the Red Sea coast, seems to have had its busiest day. At the same time, more and more ships are turning off tracking signals and passing through the Mander Strait, an important shipping port. According to satellite images, five very large crude oil carriers docked at the Yanbu port oil loading terminal on Saturday. This is probably the most active day at the port since the Iran-backed Houthis imposed a blockade on the Saudi port two weeks ago. These pictures were taken by the EU Sentinel 2 satellite. Since the satellite only passes through this area every few days, continuous monitoring cannot be provided. After the Iranian war seriously affected shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Yanbu Port became an important node for Saudi Arabia to maintain large-scale crude oil exports. Through a pipeline system, Saudi Arabia transports millions of barrels of crude oil to the Red Sea every day and then exports it to the global market, thus bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway.

After regional shipping was disrupted due to the Houthi threat, Saudi Arabia's key export port, Yanbu Port on the Red Sea coast, seems to have had its busiest day. At the same time, more and more ships are turning off tracking signals and passing through the Mander Strait, an important shipping port. According to satellite images, five very large crude oil carriers docked at the Yanbu port oil loading terminal on Saturday. This is probably the most active day at the port since the Iran-backed Houthis imposed a blockade on the Saudi port two weeks ago. These pictures were taken by the EU Sentinel 2 satellite. Since the satellite only passes through this area every few days, continuous monitoring cannot be provided. After the Iranian war seriously affected shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, Yanbu Port became an important node for Saudi Arabia to maintain large-scale crude oil exports. Through a pipeline system, Saudi Arabia transports millions of barrels of crude oil to the Red Sea every day and then exports it to the global market, thus bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway.