Red Sea Shipping Crisis | Pukka Solutions

The Red Sea isn't closed. It's contested. Houthis seized Perim Island on 11 Sept — the island that splits the Bab el-Mandeb into two navigable channels. Same week: Maersk & Hapag-Lloyd announced more Suez returns. The strait is now commercially attractive AND physically controlled by the same group that has been attacking it. That's the supply chain planning problem for the rest of 2026. New piece on Pukka Perspectives — what this means and what to do now.

September 16, 2026