CER Designation Has Started: What Cable Operators Need to Know
At a Glance The Designation Window Has Opened The July 17, 2026 deadline set by the Critical Entities Resilience Directive has passed. Under Article 6 of the Directive, EU member states were required to identify critical entities within their jurisdictions by that date, and to notify identified entities within one month of identification. Notifications began…
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EU’s 21st Sanctions Package: Full Maritime Services Ban Shelved
The EU’s 21st sanctions package has been released and, as anticipated, the proposal for a full maritime services ban was shelved, allowing European shipowners and marine service providers to continue shipping Russia oil, so long as it is sold at prices below the Oil Price Cap. Most of the package had already been trailed, but…
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The Red Sea Reopens as a Second Front While Saudi Crude Routes Around the Blockade
At a Glance Operational Overview The Red Sea has reopened as a second active front. The Houthis resumed attacks on July 22 following a September 2025 ceasefire, hit a Saudi Aramco refinery at Jizan on July 25, and launched missiles intercepted before reaching Yanbu. Four vessels have been hit or affected across the reporting period….
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Selective Enforcement: Saudi Crude Keeps Moving Under the Houthi Blockade
A Blockade, Declared and Partly Kinetic On July 20, Houthi-aligned forces announced a full naval blockade of Saudi Arabia, framed as retaliation for Saudi strikes on Sanaa airport. The declaration named Saudi, Israeli, and U.S.-linked tonnage as targets. Within days, Houthi channels claimed strikes on two Saudi tankers. One is corroborated: UKMTO logged a projectile…
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