BP has decided to temporarily suspend the movement of all its ships on routes crossing the Red Sea due to the deteriorating security situation in the area, the British oil company announced on Monday.
“In light of the deteriorating safety situation for shipping in the Red Sea, BP has decided to temporarily suspend all traffic. [de navios] through the Red Sea,” BP said in a statement.
“We will continuously monitor this preventive suspension, depending on the circumstances and developments in the situation in the region,” the British oil company emphasizes.
In this way, the oil company follows the measures announced in recent days by major maritime operators such as Denmark’s Maersk and Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, which halted the movement of their container ships through the Red Sea.
Similarly, shipping giant MSC announced its decision to divert its ship traffic in the Suez Canal east and west until passage through the Red Sea is safe.
“We are diverting a number of services via the Cape of Good Hope, ensuring uninterrupted and safe operations,” the British oil company emphasizes.
The war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, when the Islamist group, by surprise and with unprecedented force, attacked Israeli territory, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 200 hostages, according to authorities.
In retaliation, Israel bombed Gaza and blocked the access of essential goods to the Palestinian enclave, such as water, food aid, medicine and fuel.
Although the two sides have concluded a truce for a few days to exchange prisoners and hostages and allow access for humanitarian aid, the latest updated data from authorities in Gaza, territory controlled by Hamas since 2007, indicates around 19,000 deaths in Gaza. the Palestinian enclave.
Source: DN
