Burrell: The European navy does not participate in any action against the Yemenis

According to the international group Tasnim news agency, the head of the union Europe said on Wednesday that the bloc plans to launch a naval group in the Red Sea within the next three weeks. Start in February. 7 member states of the European Union have announced their readiness to participate in this group. does not have. He said: “The goal is to protect ships.” He added: “Our goal is to prevent attacks against ships. We will not participate in any action against the Houthis (Yemen’s Ansarullah) and we will only prevent their attacks.” Which EU member state should take the leadership of this maritime group and decide in which country its headquarters should be established.

Bloomberg news network warned in a report a few days ago that due to the continued disruption of the movement of ships and vessels in the Suez Canal and the Red Sea following Yemen attacks, the cost of transporting fuel by sea in some cases will exceed 100,000 dollars in The day has increased.

According to data from the Baltic Exchange in London, the price of oil and refined products shipping from the Middle East to Japan increased by 3% on Thursday alone and reached $101,000 per day was reached, which is the highest cost for this particular route since 2020.

The same trend has been observed for ships carrying fuel from the Middle East to Europe. The cost of an oil tanker on this route has increased between 97,000 and 117,000 dollars per day, depending on the size of the ship. They are with Palestine, they have several times attacked ships that have commercial interests for Israel in the Red Sea. have been deployed to the area to protect their ships, many shipping companies have stopped sailing through this waterway and instead make the longer and more expensive voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in Africa.

According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, citing data from London-based shipping consultancy Drewry, the global average cost of shipping a 40-foot container rose 23 percent in the week ending January 18. It reached $3,777, more than double the cost of a month earlier.

Many analysts now warn that a shipping crisis in the Red Sea is possible. It will also lead to an increase in global inflation.

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