A number of freight companies have stopped their ships traveling through the Red Sea after being targeted by Houthis – an Iran-backed rebel movement – in Yemen.
The Red Sea is one the world’s most important routes for oil and fuel shipments, as well as consumer goods. It is the route by which ships can reach the Suez Canal – itself a major shipping lane. Avoiding it means vessels must take much longer routes, for example navigating around southern Africa.
Officials in Egypt have insisted that traffic is flowing normally through the Suez Canal, despite the recent attacks.
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There is northern route offered by Russia. Putin is a master
Yemen has more heart than all these other Arab countries around supporting Israel and their war crimes.
Hmmm, doesn't the RN have an horrendously expensive 'carrier' and task group that could solve this? Or, is this a pond too far for the RN?
Send Wills there with it to make sure things go right, and get some mileage on both of those 'national treasures'.
BTW, the 'extra 3000 miles' is only an issue until you get the 'shipping pipeline' filled up with vessels, then the arrivals and returns just track as before.
Deleting my comment will not stop the world from seeing the West as terrorists BBC.
So both the Panama and Suez canal not functional at the moment. For the first time in history. Almost too coincidental doncha think?
Such a peaceful practice this Islam
Hoe DARE the BBC accuse those Doctors and Nurses of piracy! That is incredibly racist.
This is going to Cost. Economy is gonna crash.
All because of Israel Gaza.
Britain and the US should be ashamed.
They won't be of course. They'll war with Yemen more directly.
Our middle East policy sucks.
Wonder which UN western countries are paying for this corruption and attacks?
It seems that this is an agenda to create a shortage of goods to the UK.
Only certain ships for puppet master
Yemen we salute you!
Yemen had the right to defend itself from hostile country ships..
Yemen was promised the ships by god 3500 years ago.. it’s their right to have them returned
Another " conspiracy theory " come true then
More Islamists spreading their peace. Aloha Snackbar, eh?!
Suez canal is going to lose a lot of business….lol. Egypt is going to pissed off.
"Kavach!"
The game has changed… Now the west they have to listen to the middle eastern people.
US, FRANCE, UNITED KINGDOM and Israel they can't think that they are over the law and think that they are the police of the world by controlling some Arab leaders.
Houthis put a sanction on Israel. They banned ships that head to the Israel port, and will lift this ban once humanitarian aid enters Gaza
BBC News enjoy this sort of stuff, helps them deflect on reporting home-grown newsworthy stories like the corrupt SNP Party in Scotland.