Maritime transport giants ready to resume transit along the Red Sea route

MADRID, 26 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Large maritime freight companies are preparing to resume operations through the Red Sea route and the Gulf of Aden on their way to and from the Suez Canal, after the deployment of a multinational initiative led by the United States to address security concerns in the area raised by Houthi militants.

The Danish giant Maersk, the world's second largest company in the sector, which interrupted the traffic of its container ships along the Red Sea route on December 15, has indicated that, after confirming the multinational security initiative Operation Guardian of Prosperity ( OPG) to allow maritime trade transit in the area is preparing to order its ships to use this route again to and from the Suez Canal.

"With the OPG initiative in place, we are preparing to allow ships to resume transit through the Red Sea in both eastbound and westbound directions," the Danish multinational announced.

However, the company warns that its teams are still evaluating the immediate effects of the resolution and emphasizes that, although security measures are in place to allow transit through the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, the overall risk in the area is not removed at this stage and Maersk will not hesitate to reassess the situation and once again initiate diversion plans if deemed necessary.

For its part, the German maritime transport company Hapag-Lloyd, which also decided on December 15 to suspend the transit of its ships through the Red Sea route, plans to make a decision in this regard this Wednesday, as confirmed by a spokesman for the company to the CNBC network.