French shipping company CMA CGM temporarily suspended ship traffic in the Suez Canal due to attacks by Houthi rebels in Yemen on military and commercial ships in the Red Sea. This was reported by press service companies.
The report states that the CMA CGM team is deeply concerned about recent attacks on commercial ships.
“In recent days, we have been taking increased preventive measures to ensure the safety of our ships and crews navigating these waters. The situation continues to deteriorate and security concerns are increasing,” the company said in a statement.
CMA CGM announced that container ships that need to pass through the Red Sea must reach safe areas and remain there until the carrier is notified.
16 December British destroyer HMS Diamond destroyed Missile believed to be an attack aircraft targeting a merchant ship in the Red Sea.
Before this, the head of the Bundestag defense committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, said that after an attack on a ship belonging to a German company statedThat the German navy should protect merchant ships in the Red Sea.
15 December reportedIt was stated that the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Palatium III caught fire in the Red Sea after it was hit by a missile fired by Houthi rebels from Yemen. Maersk suspended container shipping in the Red Sea following the attack on the ship.
Previously recognizedThe United States will assemble a coalition in the Red Sea to deter Houthi attacks on ships.