Yemen Monitor/News Room
Maersk, one of the world’s biggest container shipping companies, suspended Red Sea traffic on Jan. 5 and has since redirected ships via the Cape of Good Hope.
“We still believe that sailing via the Cape of Good Hope and around Africa is the most reasonable solution at the moment and the one that currently allows the best supply chain stability, Maersk said in a statement on its website.
According to Reuters: the Shipping company Maersk said on Friday it was too early to resume sailings through the Red Sea due to a continued elevated risk level, despite an initiative by the European Union to increase safety in the region.
“We continue with our own assessment that the current situation does not allow us to make a similar decision,” Maersk said.
“We still believe that sailing via the Cape of Good Hope and around Africa is the most reasonable solution at the moment and the one that currently allows the best supply chain stability, it added.
Since November, the Houthis have continued their attacks in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden saying that they only targeting ships linked or headed to Israel to support people in Gaza under the Israeli aggression . In response, the U.S. and UK have carried out attacks on Houthi targets in Yemen and have re-listed the group as a terrorist organization following their attacks on commercial ships.
