A Hong-Kong based shipping company has suspended its activity to and from Israel.
That’s after vessels in the Red Sea came under attack from Houthi fighters in Yemen.
The Houthis say they’ll continue their attacks if Israel doesn’t stop its war on Gaza.
And their activities are starting to have far-reaching consequences, not just for Israel, but globally.
Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat reports from the Israeli port city of Haifa.
Maritime expert Victoria Mitchell says while recent attacks on ships in the Red Sea have not led to a complete shutdown of the trading route, there are implications for individual ship operators.
“What is important to highlight is the concern for the seafarers themselves, who are transporting goods and sailing the vessels along this route,” Mitchell, an analyst at Control Risks, told Al Jazeera.
“That has been a concern highlighted by several of the operators who have elected to pause shipments in the current circumstances.”
Earlier this week, the Danish company Maersk said it will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of attacks on shipping by the Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Iran-aligned group says they are targeting shipping to pressure Israel during its offensive on Gaza.
Moreover, Mitchell says there were also major concerns around insurance premiums. “More risk premiums will increase costs for operators and we’ll also see increased costs and delays when vessels re-route,” she said.
“So rather than taking the Red Sea Suez Canal transit route … the alternative is to sail around the coast of Africa. That will add days to any transit and will require additional port calls and fuel. All of this will add to the cost of any shipment.”
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Criminal netanyahu 😂😂😂
The guy is really funny when he said this have nothing to do with Israel Lol lol I 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Bravo yemen👍👍❤❤❤❤❤☝☝☝
Yemen has every right to defend its sea waters.
We stand by Yemen!
Free Palestine.
Stop the massacre and yemen will stop
Boycott any countries doing buisness with terrorists occupying Haifa and Tel Aviv
To me all those cities are Palestinian. Every city and every village from Lebanon to Egypt is Palestinian.
Yemen 💙🇾🇪
There is no international agreement on the Red Sea line. I hope the government of Eritrea takes action against these elements. The British colonization rule was applied in British territories, not in the Red Sea.
Mainstream media is bias, unfair reportage.
Why don’t they tell their viewers the simple facts?
1. Yemeni Hutiys warned that unless Israel stops the genocide in Gaza, any Israeli ship 🚢 or Israeli bound ships are a legitimate target.
2. It’s a fact that, all the ships targeted by Yemen so far are either an Israeli ship or Israel bound ship.
3. Since Yemeni started targeting Israeli ships, every other neutral ships have been using the red sea as usual.
4. The misleading aspect of media is the refusal to add the fact that an attacked ship is an Israeli ship or an Israeli bound ship as specified
5. The Yemeni Houtiys never targeted ships randomly just to disrupt red sea traffic but all the drama we are seeing from the USA is just played out to support Israeli and not a concern for any international anything.
Why not say american backed group isreal.
Isreal is another milia group..
Free Palastine
No justice, no peace… no cheap Xmas presents under your trees…
15th Dec 2023 — The World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday it had paused general food distribution in Yemen, 25 Sept 2023 — Kuwait, the UAE and Saudi Arabia have virtually abandoned their funding, with cuts of almost 99%, 98% and 90%. The Iranians can fund them 😂
God bless Ansaralah and Iran.
Israhell must stop Genocide of Palestinian people
An idea is to give Western Ukraine to the European Jews and Palestine back to the Palestinians.
Approximately 30% of all global container traffic passes through the Suez Canal, so disruption of that path would significantly harm supply lines and the world economy.
12%
Approximately 12% of global trade passes through the Suez Canal, representing 30% of all global container traffic@@jacobjorgenson9285
Bravo Yemenis ! just love these real Arabs..
How are Houthis getting US weapons?
Religion is the problem 💔
Old Testament.
If you are going to say Iranian-backed, then you should say Western-backed or US/UK-backed. Be consistent in suggesting the party or parties purportedly backing a relevant party or parties. To not do so can be viewed as disseminating propaganda, misinformation, and even disinformation.
That is amazing, so proud of the Yemenis for standing up for what’s right despite their own struggles. They are the unsung heroes, and they have made a real difference.
Where is gaza people problem here aljageera?
😂😂 oh now it’s not isra*l it’s international problem 😂😂😂 I like how they always try to get everyone involved to fight 😂😂😂
So you are aware our company shipments have been cancelled due to this issue ….this now disrupts our production plans and in turn affects our local market….making things very expensive and putting pressure on businesses not even remotely around Israhell.. everything you read isn’t a propaganda and many businesses are being disrupted!!!
@@gingerlygalYeah, well, it also might stop some weapon shipments to the Zionist regime in “Israel”, that is enabling this slaughter of the Palestinian people!! Thanks to the Yemeni nation!!
Why should Israel thrive on stolen land while the Palestinians live in open air prisons, rubble and misery?
Stop the mass murder of women and children
The cause nd foundation of the problem is Italy nd France Paris, America, Napolitano, Napoli, Taranto, Torino, Sardegna, Rome* :/!!!!!!!
You are lowering the income of Egypt.. it will be Egypt vs the Houtis? Or Iran will compensate ttge loss of oncome?
Free Palestines stop the gencide
Israel need to treat Palestinians like human beings 😊
did the Palestinians treat the Israeli like humans when they took them hostages and murdered the rest? Why do your rules only work one way?
@@comawhite1155 and the previous 75 years
Yemen❤
Houthis have more guts than all the other Arab cowards
2:12 ishell problem is not world problem… Cry
The ZIONAZIS must not prevail.
Israel is a parisitic state. Without subsidy Israel would not exist.
Terrorists supports Terrorists Hamas..
Yemen has the right to defend itself.
Great yeman
Long live Palestine
Long live Yemen
Yossi Melman
Playing international card♥️🤍💚🖤♥️🤍🤍♥️♥️🖤💚💚♥️
Yemen has right to defend its sea borders
🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤ alhamdulillah
Israel gov not just messing up in Palestine but messing up the world.
This war have very big dangerous affects to Israeli economy.
If it’s not safe for journalists and humanitarian workers in a war zone, it must not be safe for trade and commerce
God bless Yemen 🇾🇪
Get you a friend like YEMEN
Because the world leaders are not stopping the war and this is what is happening
Yemenis be like.. no talk actions only
Free Palestine
This better not delay my temu package!
Yemenis are not coward sunnis 😏😎
Red sea belongs exclusively to Yemenis, as their God promised it to them 3571 years ago. They have every right to defend it.
Exactly! Can the jews understand that? 😊
They rendomly hit ships and almost none of the ships they hit had any connection to Israel or had intended to dock there. Sooner or later they will cross the line by damaging something big and then they will cry to the world about getting bombed, starved or even invaded. Yemen will also learn that there are consequences to terrorism.
Houthis strategy is telling on the nerves of shipping companies.
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5 days ago
(December 14, 2023 / JNS)
A land corridor for the delivery of cargo from the Gulf States to Israel through Saudi Arabia and Jordan and back is up and running, with operations increasing during the Israel-Hamas war as alternate sea routes have come under attack, Israeli officials said Wednesday
A month before Oct. 7, the Israeli company, which serves as a “matchmaker” between cargo companies and carrier companies, signed an agreement with the UAE and Bahrain in Manama.
“We had no idea that there would be a war but we envisioned enhancing the land route,” said Fridman.
Fridman declined to specify how many trucks were now running the land route daily
jns/org/uae-israel-land-corridor-operating-despite-war/
“On Saturday, Walla reported that a pilot for a new land route for trucks to travel from the ports in Dubai through Saudi Arabia and Jordan to Israel had been completed successfully, and that
the first ten trucks of the initiative had completed the route.
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Jordan denies existence of ‘land bridge’ to Israel to bypass Houthis
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Austin to press Israeli defense officials to define war milestones
15 hours ago — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will push Israeli officials to define milestones for its war against Hamas in Gaza, marking the second visit
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OOCL Stops Serving Israel Because of “Operational Issues”
8 hours ago — Chinese container carrier OOCL has decided to suspend all shipments to and from Israeli seaports, the company announced Saturday
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“Kerry has delayed his departure from Vienna, Austria, in order to continue consultations” with Iran’s Zarif, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said in a statement to reporters.
islam’s solution is terrorism… when getting bombed they cry as victims
Settler colonisation must come to an end. Modern imperialism must come to an end. White supremacy in all it’s guises (including the very subtle and subconscious forms) must come to an end. Palestine will be free. Every Palestinian has the same human dignity and rights as every white-skinned, blue-eyed, blonde-haired person in Europe and North America. Hypocrisy, double-standards and racism must come to an end. If Palestine cannot be freed, humanity has failed utterly. As the once “terrorist” later global legendary hero Nelson Mandela so beautifully said, “Our freedom is not complete without the freedom of the Palestinians.”
Houthi is stupid group like Hamas, they don’t know what they doing 😀
🎉🎉🎉
cool
I live in Europe and I am aware this affects our economy but I salute the Yemen people for their act of courrage! Anything that can make Israel feel consequences of their monstreous actions to palestinians
What has Norway got to do with this conflict that their ships are targeted?
@@alika5771 because they’re trading with israel? Aka the genocidal psychopaths.
We salute yameni brothers ❤
I think I’ll Jazer is on by Zionist
more power to resistance
Time to export freedom to Yemen
Yemen❤❤❤❤❤
Thank-you Yemeni houthias❤❤
Ça y est, les Yétis sont descendus des montagnes enneigées !
everything is to do with Shitreal,
хуситов лучше всего убивать пачками по сто тысяч штук за раз. это более гуманно,чем по одиночке.
Can somebody explain what Israel is doing having the port of Eilat in its national territory anyway? I have been looking at the maps of Old Testament Judah and Israel and I can’t see anything much further south than Jamallah as being part of the “Promised Land”. Is there any Davidic justification for thier possession of a sea port on the Red Sea, or is it just a land grab?
Land gra.b
That whole state is one big land grab.
Houthi sanction on Israel..they are not able to make no fly zone towards israel
NO ARAB KINGS, YEMENI IS THE BEST
Since when does the world think it is ok to be held hostage by terrorists in the Red Sea
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Israel said this could last months and the Panama Canal is drying up.
Christmas cancelled 😮
Carbon footprint just shot up.
This Ex Israel intelligence member is very cunning liar… I mean how he can live with such small Navy … America should immediately donate 5 aircraft carriers to them 😅
Israel needs to stop the genocide against the Palestinian people and should be collectively punished as long as the Palestinian people are being collectively punished.
Yemen was promised israel ships 3000 yrs ago
👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
They all have something to do with israhell stop lies how does it feel now the sleeping LIONS WOKE UP FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸
MASHA ALLAH MY YEMENI BROTHER STAY STRONG YOU ARE BLESSED
This is happens when you silence BDS
Awesome! Go YEMEN GO!💪🙏🏼☝️🔻💚
This war thought us in the of the day we Muslim are all one and we stand side by side. Same holy book Quran
Same prophet
Same shahada
Ameen
Big support for Yemen!!! Thank you !!!
Free 🇸🇩 From the river to the sea
Prophet Muhammad said 1400 years ago, Allaah bless Yemen, from Yemen will come forth fire that usher peoples to the gathering place
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拉住通往战争贩子的船只，无疑是正确的
Big mistake to disrupt international trade. Whole world will turn against Iran. Learn lesson from Iraq.
That is really news to hear. Israel is sickening power of the Palestinian people it’s disgusting. Respect to Yemen 🇾🇪
United states is hurt when it’s evilll child the israel is hurt.
FREE FREE PALESTINE AMEEN AMEEN AMEEN LOVE ❤❤❤YOU PALESTINE FOR PALESTINE ISRAELIS MUST GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM ASK THE GERMANS
The U.S. and Israel are both the most prolific exporters of Terrorism around the World. The U.S. dollar has taken a significant hit as a consequence of this Blockade. Ships destined for Hong Kong among other countries have been pulled for fear of attack. This sea route represents one Trillion Dollars worth of trade per year. This move by the middle east has hit the global economy and made a fool out of the United Nations based in New York.
Probably, houthis promised the “red sea” and they have the right to defend
Blame UK , US and their illegal child
Nobody cares about ships and cargo!! Y’all worried about the wrong thing: people— how about pressuring that small navy state for permanently stopping a JenKNOWcide??! Premiums and increased fuel or shipping costs?!! Gosh it’s only about THE LOVE OF 💰 🫤🥴
No weapons supply to israel.
Especially 🇺🇸