A Hong-Kong based shipping company has suspended its activity to and from Israel.
That’s after vessels in the Red Sea came under attack from Houthi fighters in Yemen.
The Houthis say they’ll continue their attacks if Israel doesn’t stop its war on Gaza.
And their activities are starting to have far-reaching consequences, not just for Israel, but globally.
Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports from the Israeli port city of Haifa.
Maritime expert Victoria Mitchell says while recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea have not led to a complete shutdown of the trading route, there are implications for individual ship operators.
“What is important to highlight is the concern for the seafarers themselves, who are transporting goods and sailing the vessels along this route,” Mitchell, an analyst at Control Risks, told Al Jazeera.
“That has been a concern highlighted by several of the operators who have elected to pause shipments in the current circumstances.”
Earlier this week, the Danish company Maersk said it will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of attacks on shipping by the Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Iran-aligned group says they are targeting shipping to pressure Israel during its offensive on Gaza.
Moreover, Mitchell says there were also major concerns around insurance premiums. “More risk premiums will increase costs for operators and we’ll also see increased costs and delays when vessels re-route,” she said.
“So rather than taking the Red Sea Suez Canal transit route … the alternative is to sail around the coast of Africa. That will add days to any transit and will require additional port calls and fuel. All of this will add to the cost of any shipment.”
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28 Comments
more power to resistance
Time to export freedom to Yemen
Yemen❤❤❤❤❤
Thank-you Yemeni houthias❤❤
Ça y est, les Yétis sont descendus des montagnes enneigées !
everything is to do with Shitreal,
хуситов лучше всего убивать пачками по сто тысяч штук за раз. это более гуманно,чем по одиночке.
Can somebody explain what Israel is doing having the port of Eilat in its national territory anyway? I have been looking at the maps of Old Testament Judah and Israel and I can't see anything much further south than Jamallah as being part of the "Promised Land". Is there any Davidic justification for thier possession of a sea port on the Red Sea, or is it just a land grab?
Houthi sanction on Israel..they are not able to make no fly zone towards israel
NO ARAB KINGS, YEMENI IS THE BEST
Since when does the world think it is ok to be held hostage by terrorists in the Red Sea
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Israel said this could last months and the Panama Canal is drying up.
Christmas cancelled 😮
Carbon footprint just shot up.
This Ex Israel intelligence member is very cunning liar… I mean how he can live with such small Navy … America should immediately donate 5 aircraft carriers to them 😅
Israel needs to stop the genocide against the Palestinian people and should be collectively punished as long as the Palestinian people are being collectively punished.
Yemen was promised israel ships 3000 yrs ago
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They all have something to do with israhell stop lies how does it feel now the sleeping LIONS WOKE UP FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
MASHA ALLAH MY YEMENI BROTHER STAY STRONG YOU ARE BLESSED
This is happens when you silence BDS
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This war thought us in the of the day we Muslim are all one and we stand side by side. Same holy book Quran
Same prophet
Same shahada
Ameen
Big support for Yemen!!! Thank you !!!
Free 🇸🇩 From the river to the sea
Prophet Muhammad said 1400 years ago, Allaah bless Yemen, from Yemen will come forth fire that usher peoples to the gathering place
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拉住通往战斗贩子的船只,无疑是正确的