CONTAINER line CMA CGM has resumed transit of some vessels through the Red Sea on a case-by-case basis, despite continued Houthi attacks on shipping transiting the region.
In an operations update to customers dated February 28 CMA CGM said it had reevaluated the situation in the Southern Area of the Red Sea and the evolving conditions allow us to resume transit on case-by-case basis, reports UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The world's third largest container line said the situation was being closely assessed for each vessel prior to transit and therefore it was not possible to communicate routing choices in advance.
Other vessels from the company will continue to take the longer route via the Cape of Good Hope avoiding the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The French liner company ceased transits of the Red Sea on February 1 routing all its vessels via the Cape of Good Hope citing the safety of its seafarers being the company s priority at all times.
CMA CGM was one of the last major container lines to stop transiting the Red Sea and the decision to reroute all vessels via the Cape followed an unsuccessful missile attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen on the 8,600 TEU container ship Koi chartered by CMA CGM.
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In an operations update to customers dated February 28 CMA CGM said it had reevaluated the situation in the Southern Area of the Red Sea and the evolving conditions allow us to resume transit on case-by-case basis, reports UK's Seatrade Maritime News.
The world's third largest container line said the situation was being closely assessed for each vessel prior to transit and therefore it was not possible to communicate routing choices in advance.
Other vessels from the company will continue to take the longer route via the Cape of Good Hope avoiding the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The French liner company ceased transits of the Red Sea on February 1 routing all its vessels via the Cape of Good Hope citing the safety of its seafarers being the company s priority at all times.
CMA CGM was one of the last major container lines to stop transiting the Red Sea and the decision to reroute all vessels via the Cape followed an unsuccessful missile attack by Houthi rebels in Yemen on the 8,600 TEU container ship Koi chartered by CMA CGM.
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