Container shipping from the Red Sea has decreased by 90%
According to the report of the international group Tasnim News, the US Naval Institute reported Thursday night that container shipping through The Red Sea has declined by almost 90% since December 2023.
Transport through the Red Sea typically accounts for about 10-15% of international maritime trade, according to the institute.
The institute announced that alternative shipping routes around Africa are about 11,000 nautical miles, 1 to 2 weeks of transit time, and approximately 1 million The dollar increases the cost of fuel for each trip.
In the past months, the Yemeni army, in support of the people and the Palestinian resistance in Gaza, has stopped Israeli ships or ships bound for occupied Palestinian ports. In the Makran, Indian, Red, etc. seas, it has targeted its drone and missile attacks, and by doing so, it has put the Israeli regime under its sea blockade.
© | Webangah News Hub has translated this news from the source of Tasnim News Agency |