2023-12-18 18:00:45
The British oil company BP has decided to suspend transit through all routes that cross the Red Sea due to the deterioration of the security situation in the area. “BP has decided to temporarily suspend all transits through the Red Sea,” the oil company confirmed in a statement.
“We will maintain this preventive pause under continuous review, subject to circumstances as they evolve in the region,” the multinational stated.
In this way, the oil company supports the measures announced in previous days by large maritime transport operators such as the Danish Maersk or the German Hapag-Lloyd, which paralyzed the traffic of their container ships through the Red Sea.
Likewise, the maritime transport giant MSC also announced its decision to divert its ship traffic from the Suez Canal in an east and west direction until passage through the Red Sea is safe.
“We are diverting some services through the Cape of Good Hope, ensuring uninterrupted and safe operations,” the company said.
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