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Published: June 6, 2024
The Houthi movement in Yemen announced tonight, Thursday, the execution of two joint military operations with the Iraqi Islamic resistance targeting ships in the port of Haifa.
The spokesman for the Houthi movement, Yahya Saree, stated via his official channel on the "X" platform that "the first operation targeted two ships carrying military equipment in the port of Haifa, and the second targeted a ship that violated the ban on entering the port of Haifa."
Global trade is in a state of chaos with the continued rise in shipping prices, congestion in ports, and a shortage of empty containers, due to attacks by the Yemeni Houthi movement on ships in the Red Sea, under the pretext of supporting the Gaza sector, which has been under continuous Israeli aggression for 8 months.
The Danish shipping group Maersk stated that it is facing significant congestion in the Mediterranean and Asian ports, leading to major delays in its voyages.
It added that the second-largest container company in the world announced in a statement that it would not operate two voyages that were scheduled to head west from China and South Korea in early July due to this congestion.
Major container shipping companies, such as "Maersk," "MSC," and "Hapag-Lloyd," are keen to alter their ships' routes from the Red Sea and take a longer path around the Cape of Good Hope in southern Africa for safety purposes.
In Singapore, the second-largest container port in the world, data from Linerlytica indicates that it has recently been suffering from congestion.
The company's data also showed congestion in ports in China, Dubai, Spain, and the United States, and earlier Djibouti reported the congestion of cargo ships near its territory at the entrance to the Red Sea.
Reuters quoted maritime experts saying that ports in China have faced strong winds and other weather conditions affecting the flow of goods.
Linerlytica stated that the worsening congestion in Singapore and Jebel Ali ports in Dubai is due to the ongoing disruptions caused by redirecting ships away from the Red Sea, along with the sudden increase in demand for goods.
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