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Large container ships attacked! Involving Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou port! Summary of 136 cargo ships via the Red Sea
Dec 21,2023
Yemeni Houthi forces attacked two merchant ships again on Monday as the security situation for shipping in the Red Sea deteriorated.
Two freighters attacked in Red Sea
Involving a number of important domestic ports
According to CCTV news update, local timeOn the afternoon of December 18, the Yemeni Houthi armed forces issued a statement saying that the Houthi armed forces had taken military actions against two Israeli-related freighters sailing in the Red Sea.
One is named"Atlantic Swan" tanker, one is a container ship named "MSC Clara.
The Houthis in Yemen say,The attack was carried out after the crews of the two vessels refused to obey the group's orders.
The Houthi armed forces also stated in the statement that they will continue to prohibit ships of any nationality on the Red Sea from going to Israeli ports until food, medicine and other materials are allowed to enter the Gaza Strip. The Houthis also said,They will not target any ships of other countries that have nothing to do with Israel and are sailing normally in the Red Sea.
it is reported that,The Atlantic Swan belongs to a Norwegian company., its owner Inventor Chemical said Tankers that the ship was hit by an unknown object, but no crew members were injured, while also stressing that it had nothing to do with Israel.
And“MSC Clara”flying the Panamanian flag,IMO:9708693, captain 395 meters, capacity 19,244TEU,Recently, it has been linked to many important domestic ports such as Shanghai, Ningbo and Shenzhen Shekou.Details of the attack on the ship were not immediately known.
According to incomplete statistics, up to now, the number of ships attacked by Houthi armed forces in the Red Sea waters has reached18 of them.
Ten major shipping companies all announced the suspension of the Red Sea/Stop Collection
AsOn the afternoon of December 19,Top Global capacity10 container liner companies, all announced the suspension of the Red Sea route or the suspension of cargo booking!
at present,MSC, Maersk, Dafei and Hapg-Lloth have all announced a moratorium on crossing the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, COSCO Shipping's OOCL has announced a moratorium on receiving cargo to and from Israel, and the Israeli liner company Estar has announced a detour.
HMM also suspended the Red Sea route due to an attack on a cargo ship. Yangming Shipping also joined the suspension. EVA Shipping has verbally notified the suspension of the delivery of goods on the Red Sea route. ONE also verbally notified the suspension of the delivery of goods on the Red Sea route.
meanwhile, according to taiwan media reports,Wanhai Shipping also said: suspend the Red Sea navigation, diverting the Cape of Good Hope.
Wanhai announced that, based on the ship, crew and cargo safety inspection, with immediate effectSuspension of traffic in the Red Sea.Ships on the Red Sea regional route will sail to the surrounding safe waters to wait for notification, and the plan will be adjusted depending on the subsequent development of the situation.The Asian route to and from the East Coast of the United States, originally scheduled to pass through the Red Sea, will be diverted to bypass the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa to the port of destination.
The Red Sea has been suspended for now./The combined capacity of stopped shipping companies accounts for 85.9 per cent of total global capacity.
Relevant statistics show that,has exceeded100 container ships were delayed or changed course to avoid the risk of crossing the Red Sea.
According to CCTV financial report: local time18, Britain, Germany, Norway, Belgium and other countriesA number of oil companies and shipping companies announced the suspension of shipping and navigation through the Red Sea.
Oil giant BPBP announced the suspension of all its tanker shipments through the Red Sea in light of the deteriorating security situation for shipping in the Red Sea.
European oil and gas giant StatoilEquinor and several Norwegian and Belgian shipping companies have also announced that their ships will avoid routes in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
analysts pointed out that if other big oil companies follow suit,Oil prices may rise.
About136 container ships pass through the Red Sea
Recently, tensions in the Red Sea have intensified, and attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the Strait of Mande and nearby waters have occurred frequently. Major shipping companies have successively announced that they will suspend their container ships from sailing in the Red Sea and nearby waters, detouring the Cape of Good Hope, etc., which will affect the global supply chain. Will have a great impact.
according to the statistics of the transportation network,Current Common136 container ships may be affected, the query website is as follows:
https://www.weiyun001.com/route/redsea
Houthis: Will not stop attacking Red Sea cargo ships
It is worth noting that,us secretary of defense lloydAustin announced a "multinational convoy operation" to protect the Red Sea trade.The participating countries will conduct joint patrols in the Southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Countries involved in the operation includeUnited Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain.
Subsequently, local timeOn the 19th, Mohamed, one of the leaders of the Houthi armed forces and a member of the Supreme Political Committee of the Houthi armed forces, stated that the United States tried to establish channels for communication with the Houthi armed forces,The Houthis refused to communicate with the United States and said"Communicating with the United States has made us faceless".
Another senior Yemeni Houthi official also said that day,Attacks against ships sailing the Red Sea will not stop.
media reports have further revealed that attacks on merchant ships have increased,London's marine insurance market expands the high-risk zone in the Red Sea.
The London Insurance Market has listed the southern waters of the Red Sea as a high-risk area.Joint War Committee (Joint War Committee) released the latest version of the circular JWAL-032 on December 18, 2023, announced that it willGuyana is listed as a war risk exclusion area, and the scope of the war risk exclusion area in the Indian Ocean, Gulf of Aden and southern Red Sea is updated as follows:
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