BP has decided to temporarily suspend the traffic of all its ships on the routes that cross the Red Sea due to the worsening security situation in the area, the British oil company announced this Monday.
“In light of the deteriorating shipping security situation in the Red Sea, BP has decided to temporarily suspend all traffic. [de navios] through the Red Sea,” BP says in a statement.
“We will maintain this preventive suspension under continuous review, subject to the circumstances and evolution of the situation in the region,” highlights the British oil company.
In this way, the oil company follows the measures announced in previous days by large maritime operators such as the Danish Maersk and the German Hapag-Lloyd, which paralyzed the traffic of their container ships through the Red Sea.
Similarly, shipping giant MSC announced its decision to divert its ship traffic through the Suez Canal to the east and west until passage through the Red Sea is safe.
“We are diverting some services through the Cape of Good Hope, guaranteeing uninterrupted and safe operations,” highlighted the British oil company.
The war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, when the Islamist group attacked Israeli territory, by surprise and with unprecedented force, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 200 hostages, according to authorities. from Tel Aviv.
In retaliation, Israel bombed Gaza and blocked the entry of essential goods into the Palestinian enclave, such as water, food aid, medicine and fuel.
Although the two sides signed a truce for a few days to exchange prisoners and hostages, as well as to allow access for humanitarian aid, the latest updated data from the authorities of Gaza, territory controlled by Hamas since 2007, point to some 19,000 dead in the Palestinian enclave.
Source: TSF
