Navigating Challenges: An Examination of
the Implications of Case Study of Red Sea Attacks
for Maritime Security & Supply Chain Resilience
An individual assignment submitted in fulfilment of coursework for
the module Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security (MAR6011)
Program : BSc (Hons) Maritime Business
Level of Study : Year 3
Module Code and Title : MAR6011 Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security
Professor Name : Dr George VanDyck
Word Count : 2471 words
,Table of Contents
List of Figures.............................................................................................................3
List of Table.................................................................................................................4
List of Appendices......................................................................................................4
Appendix 2: MSCs Resilience barriers and their
manifestations……………………..19........................................................................5
List of Abbreviation....................................................................................................5
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................1
2 Literature Review.....................................................................................................2
2.1 Maritime Terrorism & Motives..............................................................................2
2.2 The Significant Houthis’ Attacks..........................................................................3
2.3 Geographical Significance of the Red Sea.........................................................3
1st significant spot in the Red Sea: The Suez Canal............................................4
2nd significant spot in the Red Sea: The Bab El-Mandeb....................................5
2.4 Maritime Security................................................................................................6
2.5 Maritime Supply Chain Resilience......................................................................7
2.6 Risks in Maritime Supply Chain Resilience and Security...................................8
3. Discussion...............................................................................................................9
3.1 Consequences and Implications.........................................................................9
3.2 Implication of alternative strategic solutions to MSCs resilience and MS........10
3.2.1 Cyber Security and Vigilant Surveillance Technology: technological
impediments........................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Insurance Premiums: organisational impediments....................................11
3.2.3 Vessel Rerouting: operational & organisational impediments....................12
3.2.4 Collaborative Crisis Management: mitigate social impediments................15
3.2.5 Deployment of advanced anti-missile defines systems.............................16
4. Conclusion............................................................................................................17
References.................................................................................................................18
Appendix....................................................................................................................19
Appendix 1: Timeline of events in the Red Sea......................................................20
Appendix 2: MSCs Resilience barriers and their manifestations............................21
, List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Houthis' Attack (BBC, 2024)..............................................................3
Figure 2: Map of Maritime Waterway around the Red Sea ( (U.S. Energy Information
Administration, 2019)....................................................................................................4
Figure 3: Index of Daily Transits of the Suez Canal by Vessel Type 2016-2024,
(UNCTAD, 2024)...........................................................................................................5
Figure 4: Recent Bab al-Mandab Transits by Vessel Class (Kumagai, et al., 2024). . .6
Figure 5: The Continuous security Improvement (CSI) cycle for MS enhancement
(Thai, 2009)...................................................................................................................7
Figure 6: The relation between the phases of disruptions, resilience and goals (Liu,
et al., 2023)...................................................................................................................8
Figure 7: Framework of Addressing the Cyber-Security of Maritime Shipping
(Heyman, et al., 2016).................................................................................................11
Figure 8: Map of NSR route (RT Business News, 2019)............................................13
Figure 9: Fuel consumption for the Suez Canal Route and the NSR (Liu & Kronbak,
2010)...........................................................................................................................13
Figure 10: Map of IMEC route (Mathews, et al., 2023)..............................................14
Figure 11: Relationship between Crisis and Consequence Management developed
for Terrorism Incident (FAS, 1997)..............................................................................15
Figure 12: Map of the location of FSO Safer Oil Tanker (Wintour, 2021)...................16
the Implications of Case Study of Red Sea Attacks
for Maritime Security & Supply Chain Resilience
An individual assignment submitted in fulfilment of coursework for
the module Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security (MAR6011)
Program : BSc (Hons) Maritime Business
Level of Study : Year 3
Module Code and Title : MAR6011 Supply Chain Risk and Maritime Security
Professor Name : Dr George VanDyck
Word Count : 2471 words
,Table of Contents
List of Figures.............................................................................................................3
List of Table.................................................................................................................4
List of Appendices......................................................................................................4
Appendix 2: MSCs Resilience barriers and their
manifestations……………………..19........................................................................5
List of Abbreviation....................................................................................................5
1. Introduction.............................................................................................................1
2 Literature Review.....................................................................................................2
2.1 Maritime Terrorism & Motives..............................................................................2
2.2 The Significant Houthis’ Attacks..........................................................................3
2.3 Geographical Significance of the Red Sea.........................................................3
1st significant spot in the Red Sea: The Suez Canal............................................4
2nd significant spot in the Red Sea: The Bab El-Mandeb....................................5
2.4 Maritime Security................................................................................................6
2.5 Maritime Supply Chain Resilience......................................................................7
2.6 Risks in Maritime Supply Chain Resilience and Security...................................8
3. Discussion...............................................................................................................9
3.1 Consequences and Implications.........................................................................9
3.2 Implication of alternative strategic solutions to MSCs resilience and MS........10
3.2.1 Cyber Security and Vigilant Surveillance Technology: technological
impediments........................................................................................................10
3.2.2 Insurance Premiums: organisational impediments....................................11
3.2.3 Vessel Rerouting: operational & organisational impediments....................12
3.2.4 Collaborative Crisis Management: mitigate social impediments................15
3.2.5 Deployment of advanced anti-missile defines systems.............................16
4. Conclusion............................................................................................................17
References.................................................................................................................18
Appendix....................................................................................................................19
Appendix 1: Timeline of events in the Red Sea......................................................20
Appendix 2: MSCs Resilience barriers and their manifestations............................21
, List of Figures
Figure 1: Map of Houthis' Attack (BBC, 2024)..............................................................3
Figure 2: Map of Maritime Waterway around the Red Sea ( (U.S. Energy Information
Administration, 2019)....................................................................................................4
Figure 3: Index of Daily Transits of the Suez Canal by Vessel Type 2016-2024,
(UNCTAD, 2024)...........................................................................................................5
Figure 4: Recent Bab al-Mandab Transits by Vessel Class (Kumagai, et al., 2024). . .6
Figure 5: The Continuous security Improvement (CSI) cycle for MS enhancement
(Thai, 2009)...................................................................................................................7
Figure 6: The relation between the phases of disruptions, resilience and goals (Liu,
et al., 2023)...................................................................................................................8
Figure 7: Framework of Addressing the Cyber-Security of Maritime Shipping
(Heyman, et al., 2016).................................................................................................11
Figure 8: Map of NSR route (RT Business News, 2019)............................................13
Figure 9: Fuel consumption for the Suez Canal Route and the NSR (Liu & Kronbak,
2010)...........................................................................................................................13
Figure 10: Map of IMEC route (Mathews, et al., 2023)..............................................14
Figure 11: Relationship between Crisis and Consequence Management developed
for Terrorism Incident (FAS, 1997)..............................................................................15
Figure 12: Map of the location of FSO Safer Oil Tanker (Wintour, 2021)...................16
