Nigeria's LNG shipment becomes first to cross key Red Sea route in four months amid Houthi threats

Africa's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter has returned to the spotlight in one of the world's most strategically important shipping corridors after a vessel carrying a Nigerian cargo became the first LNG carrier to transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in four months, even as escalating Houthi threats continue to disrupt maritime traffic.