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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Shipping firms cease deliveries to "Israel" or reroutes around Africa</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">December 18, 2023<br></div>
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Singaporean shipping company, ONE, declares that it would be ceasing
all shipments to the Occupation's ports, according to reports by Israeli
media. <br></p><img src="cid:ii_lqbfsw0q0" alt="90131298-30fe-4410-b23a-ace1478f9a70.jpg" width="418" height="279"><br><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>A cargo ship of the Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen, off the coast near Pasadena, Md., Monday, March 21, 2022 (AP)
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<p>Several global shipping companies announced on Monday that they would
be suspending navigation in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea and will be
opting for alternative routes their routes: out of concern over the
security of their "Israel"-bound vessels. </p>
<p>Taiwanese shipping company, Evergreen, stated that it had redirected
its vessels which were set to commute through the Gulf of Aden to an
alternative route passing through the Cape of Good Hope of South Africa,
according to reports by <em>Reuters</em>. It was also revealed that the Taiwanese company would temporarily stop accepting Israeli cargo. </p>
<p>The Singaporean shipping company, ONE, declared that it would be
ceasing all shipments to the Israeli occupation's ports, according to
reports by Israeli media. </p>
<p>A company senior representative informed customers that, in light of
the operations happening in the Red Sea, no new requests are being
accepted for shipments to "Israel" adding that the company is
considering alternative steps.</p>
<p>Additionally, the Norwegian-based oil tanker group Frontline
announced it would avoid the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea in the time
ahead, boosting the rates customers must pay for crude transport,
boosting the rates for customers must pay for crude transport, <em>Reuters </em>reported. </p>
<p>Also according to reports by <em>Reuters</em>, Belgian oil tanker firm Euronav declared it would refrain from crossing the Red Sea until further notice. </p>
<p>"We are closely monitoring the situation. The safety of our crews and
vessels is of paramount importance," a spokesperson for Euronav told <em>Reuters</em>. </p>
<p>On another note, the Israeli shipping company Zim informed its
customers of a container transport price increase of approximately $100
to $400 due to the ongoing attacks by the Yemeni Naval Forces against
Israeli vessels and vessels bound for Israeli ports.</p>
<p><em>Bloomberg </em>also reported that 46 cargo ships rerouted to go
around Africa instead of passing through the Red Sea, and another 78
ships have set anchor mid-voyage awaiting instructions.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/oil-giant-bp--evergreen-line-pause-all-transits-through-red">Oil giant BP, Evergreen Line pause all transits through Red Sea</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/yemeni-forces-target-2--israel--bound-ships-with-naval-drone">Earlier today</a>,
Spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree
announced that the Yemeni naval forces executed a top-tier military
operation today against two ships with connections to the Israeli
occupation. </p>
<p>Saree revealed in a statement that Swan Atlantic, an oil tanker, and
MSC Clara, a ship carrying cargo containers, were targeted by two naval
drones.</p>
<p>He affirmed that the targeting of the two ships came after the crew
of the two ships refused to respond to the calls of the Yemeni naval
forces.</p>
<p>The Yemeni forces reiterated their commitment to the security of global maritime traffic. </p>
<p>Saree emphasized that the Yemeni Naval Forces will only target ships
headed to Israeli ports. He assured all ships commuting to any port in
the world that they would not be harmed, and called on them to keep
their transponders open.</p>
<p>Saree also emphasized that the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/after-targeting--eilat---yemen-pledges-continued-ops-against">Yemeni forces</a>
will not hesitate to target ships that violate the conditions stated in
the previous statements noting that the Yemeni naval forces are
committed to preventing ships headed to Israeli ports from navigating
via the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea.</p>
<p>The statement emphasized that the operation comes in <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/nothing-will-stand-between-yemen--palestine--sanaa-military">solidarity with the Palestinian people</a>
in Gaza, who have been subjected to killing, destruction, and siege for
73 days, and in response to the calls of the free people of the Yemeni
nation and the Arab Umma.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/us-deploys-carrier-group-to-gulf-of-aden-over-yemen-resistan">US deploys carrier group to Gulf of Aden over Yemen resistance</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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