Alternatives choked: Land and pipeline routes fail to rescue Saudi exports from the naval blockade

The land and pipeline alternatives that Riyadh relied on to transport oil and goods have reached their maximum operational limits.

Follow-ups – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:

The alternative routes have failed to alleviate the predicament imposed by the naval blockade in the Red Sea and Bab Al-Mandeb, placing export and supply movement before a growing logistical chokehold.

Energy tracking reports showed that the “East-West” pipeline extending to Yanbu port is facing sharp obstacles. The hesitancy of oil tankers to dock at western ports and rising insurance costs have caused supply accumulation and a decline in pumping efficiency, turning this route, which was relied upon as a safe alternative, into a new choke point for oil sales.

In the same context, land transport movement via trucks and railways coming from Gulf ports has proven its material and temporal inadequacy to compensate for maritime shipping. Extended delays of weeks and the sharp rise in transit fees have doubled operational costs, imposing heavy financial pressures on trade and industry sectors.