Houthi assaults on vessels in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea have led to a reduction in maritime traffic transiting through Bab al-Mandab towards the Mediterranean Sea and vice versa. Concurrently, there has been a rise in the utilization of the Djibouti port of Doraleh, suggesting potential advantages for Djibouti ports stemming from these hostilities. This is evidenced by the…