Three Japanese shipping companies will change the routes of their ships to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

Major Japanese shipping companies They decided Change routes Of their ships to avoid The Red Sea And therefore increasingly frequent Houthi attacksWhich seeks to prevent related vessels Israel Sailing off its coast.

Japan's public broadcaster reported Monday NHKCompanies Nippon Yusen (NYK line), Mitsui Osk And Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K line), the three largest Japanese shipping companies, will indeed change their course of action Cargo ships to and from Europe To avoid The Red Sea Hence avoid becoming a target of these groups.

Shipping companies as well as container shipping companies Ocean Network Expresswhich, working together, converts The route of their ships towards South Africawhere they surround Cape of Good Hopealthough Shortest waterway WHAT CONECT Asia with Europe Is it Suez Canalwhich passes The Red Sea.

the The decision comes after hours This is for him Pentagon Announced that the chemical tanker Japanese property (He who carried a flag Liberia It was operated by a company Dutch) Outside Attacked on Saturday in it Indian Ocean By a drone apparently coming from Iran.

The attack caused a Fire but no casualties Of its 21 crew members, 20 Indians And a Vietnamese.

The ship had left Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Last Tuesday, he was heading to an Indian port Mangalore when it was attackedbut decided to redirect to Mumbai To submit to Repair and damage assessment With help Indian Coast GuardAccording to details published by the Japanese News Agency Kyodo.

according to American mediacould have links with Israel.

the Changes in roads Follower Cargo ships It raises anxiety about what is possible Shipping delay Shipping and Cost increases From transportation.

the Recent escalation of attacks They were launched from Yemeni territory, which included hijacking ships, putting them under control Global trade In the The decisive path Follower The Red Sea And Arabian Sea.

United Statethe European Unionthe NATO Other countries condemned it last week in a statement Houthi attacks in it The Red Sea.

The statement was also signed before Australia, New Zealand, Bahamas, Japan, Liberia, South Korea, Singapore And Yemen. the total, 44 countries represented in the note.

“The undersigned condemn Houthi intervention In the Navigation rights and freedoms In the surrounding waters The Arabian Peninsulaespecially in The Red Sea“, they said in the statement.

“attacks”Threatening international trade And the Marine safety“, said the signatories, who asked “all countries to refrain from doing so Facilitate or encourage “For the Houthis.”

“This behavior too Threatening the movement Food, fuel, humanitarian aid and other essential products to destinations and populations around the world (…) There is no justification They insisted that these attacks, which affected many countries, go beyond the flags flown by these ships.

(With information from EFE)