Just now! CMA CGM announced: plans to return to Red Sea sailing! Red Sea transit will be resumed based on county conditions...
On February 28, CMA CGM’s official website released the latest announcement on Red Sea operations. CMA CGM Group has re-evaluated the situation in the southern Red Sea region. The changing situation enables the resumption of transit based on specific circumstances.
CMA CGM said each vessel's situation is carefully assessed before each transit, so route options cannot be predicted or communicated. Otherwise, all other ships will be diverted via the Cape of Good Hope.
The French liner company stopped Red Sea transits with all its ships passing through the Cape of Good Hope on February 1, citing the safety of seafarers as the company's top priority. The decision came after Yemeni Houthi militants attacked a ship operated by CMA CGM at the time.
CMA CGM was also one of the last major container lines to stop transiting the Red Sea, deciding to reroute all ships after a failed missile attack by Houthi rebels.
In fact, CMA CGM had started trying to transit the Red Sea not long ago, around February 20. One of its container ships "CMA CGM Jules Verne" transited the Red Sea under the escort of the French Navy. CMA CGM said in a statement: "With assistance from the French Navy, CMA CGM Jules Verne successfully passed through the Red Sea under the escort of a frigate.
Some analysts say that transiting between Asia-Europe/Mediterranean via the Cape of Good Hope instead of the Red Sea and Suez Canal will add approximately 10-14 days to the voyage in each direction. Analysts estimate that about 80% of container ships have diverted to transit near the Cape.
Since the end of last year, the Red Sea crisis has been affecting the nerves of all walks of life around the world. However, it seems that the stalemate in the Red Sea will not end for a while. The latest statement of the Yemeni Houthi armed forces on the 27th said that only after Israel ends its "aggression" against the Gaza Strip, they will reconsider whether to stop missiles and drones targeting international shipping in the Red Sea. plane attack...
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