Rodolphe Saadeh, Chairman and CEO of the French shipping group CMA-CGM, said that the unrest resulting from attacks on ships in the Red Sea may continue “several months.”
The Financial Times reported that The British company is happy to say that his company is still sending some ships through the Suez Canal route when it is possible for a French warship to accompany them, but the situation has left the company’s agenda “in a state of complete chaos.”
For its part, Maersk said "Danish Airlines has temporarily suspended bookings to Djibouti from Asia, the Middle East, Oceania, East and South Africa within the shipping route service it provides called Blue Nile Express. Maersk justified this measure - in a statement issued today - by saying that the situation in and around the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden is not... It remains volatile, and all available intelligence confirms that security risks remain at a very high level.
Maersk stated that its Blue Nile Express service will be suspended immediately at the ports of Djibouti, Jeddah, and King Abdullah Port (north of Jeddah), all of which are on the Red Sea.
The Blue Nile Express service usually connects ports in the UAE, Oman, India, Djibouti and Saudi Arabia. Maersk said it did not expect any impact on capacity.
Meanwhile, China today called for an end to the harassment of civilian ships in the Red Sea following attacks by the Yemeni Houthi group on Israeli ships or transporting goods to Israel in solidarity with the Gaza Strip, which is being subjected to Due to continuous aggression from Israel for 105 days.
Many shipping companies are avoiding passing through the vital trade artery, and diverting their ships through the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said, “We call for a situation... “An end to the harassment of civilian ships in order to maintain the smooth transit of international production, supply chains and the global trading system.”
“The highest priority is to stop the war in Gaza as soon as possible to prevent the conflict from spreading further, or even getting out of control,” Mao said.
br />In an interview published yesterday, Friday, Houthi leader Mohammed Al-Bukhaiti pledged the safe passage of Russian and Chinese ships in the Red Sea. He stressed that the passage is safe as long as the ships are not linked to Israel.
The spokeswoman’s statements came after a similar call from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce for all parties in the region to “restore and ensure the safety of the waterways in the Red Sea.”
The official news agency reported that Xinhua quoted ministry spokesman He Yadong as saying, “It is hoped that the parties concerned will proceed from the comprehensive interests of regional security and stability, as well as the common interests of the international community.”
The Houthis continued attacks on American ships yesterday, nearly a week after the United States and Britain launched Strikes against movement sites in Yemen.