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Ship Security Team Appears To Detonate Explosive-Laden Houthi Drone Boat With Gunfire. As the Houthi uncrewed surface vessel (USV) steadily approached the Liberian-flagged container ship Pumba in the Red Sea, its security crew fired about two dozen shots in about 14 seconds from their Steyr rifles (July 20).
Merchant ships carrying Russian goods suffered the most from Yemeni Houthi attacks despite guarantees of safe passage, Bloomberg reported on Thursday, July 25.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/yemen-houthis-attack-ships-russian-goods
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The rerouting of commercial shipping to avoid the conflict in the Red Sea has caused congestion at ports in Asia and Europe and increased shipping costs. It takes two weeks longer for ships to turn around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa than through the Suez Canal, adding about $1 million (about €0.92 million) in extra fuel costs per voyage, according to LSEG Shipping Research. The detour also has a direct impact on the environment, with the shipping industry’s carbon emissions soaring by 23 million tonnes in the first half of the year, Bloomberg reported.
FreightWaves notes that container ships are not returning to the Red Sea anytime soon, and spot container rates will rise even higher if the crisis in the Red Sea continues.
Flexport believes that carriers have made a commitment to avoid the Cape of Good Hope. They are no longer waiting for the conflict to subside. It is clear that this is a long-term situation, and all carriers are responding this way.
According to Maersk, due to the situation in the Red Sea, emergency surcharges have been increased. Here is a detailed list:
Author: Aneta Kowalczyk.
