❗️Yemen’s Armed Forces establish direct email clearance protocols for Red Sea commercial transit Commercial shipping companies seeking safe passage through the Red Sea can submit direct email requests to naval authorities affiliated with Yemen's Armed Forces, receiving clearance responses within 24 hours, according to an investigation by The Wall Street Journal. The reporting details how the Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) in Sanaa functions as the central authority regulating commercial maritime traffic. Under the established system, ship operators submit vessel ownership, cargo manifests, and destination details via email prior to entering Yemeni territorial waters. The coordination center evaluates compliance to ensure vessels maintain no destination ties or commercial links to Israeli ports before issuing formal transit authorization.