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Evergreen and other international shipping companies stop sailing in the Red Sea due to attacks by Houthi rebels

The Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen announced on Monday that it will suspend the transit of its ships through the waters of the Red Sea, where in recent weeks several ships have been attacked by the Houthi rebels in Yemen, supported by Iran, in actions they justify in terms of solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the military attack. Israeli attack on Gaza. The Houthis attacked ships heading to Israeli ports, as well as other ships belonging to Western companies or countries that have no relations with Israel. In addition to Evergreen, other large shipping companies such as Maersk or MSC and the oil company BP have stopped sailing through the Red Sea waters, due to the risk of exposure to Houthi attacks.

As the Taiwanese company announced, it will not temporarily and immediately accept any other requests from Israel or its companies, and has suspended the navigation of its ships through the Red Sea until further notice. [que separa Egipto de la península arábiga y desemboca en el canal de Suez y en los puertos de Eilat (Israel) y Áqaba (Jordania)] We will redirect your ships that are already on their way.

As for ships providing regional services to Red Sea ports, they will be sent to “nearby safe waters” and await further instructions. For those who already have a destination on their agenda to those ports or a crossing via the Red Sea but have not yet sailed, they will be “redirected” to transit the Cape of Good Hope, at the southern tip of Africa. Surrounding the entire African continent.

Evergreen thus joins other international shipping companies that have stopped operating in the Red Sea due to the risk of being attacked by Houthi rebels. MSC and Maersk, one of the most important container shipping companies in the world, as well as the oil company BP, have already begun sending their ships to circumnavigate Cape New Hope, which represents an additional cost for shipping companies that, if prolonged, could affect the prices of goods and raw materials around… the world. About 15% of global ship traffic passes through the Suez Canal, which prevents ships from having to circumnavigate the African continent and saves about a week of transit time. (Reuters)