The Authority of Panama Canal said Thursday that he has not seen a noticeable increase in traffic due to the situation at the Red Seawhere attacks by the Houthi group of Yemen They are forcing ships to divert or turn off their transponders.
Hostilities have blocked the passage of ships through the Suez Canal, which circulates around the 12% of global trade, and could end up forcing some shipowners to try to cross the Panama Canal, which has imposed transit restrictions in recent months due to a severe drought.
“To date, we have not observed a notable increase in the number of vessels directly related to the current situation in the Red Sea.“the Channel told Reuters in a written message.
In early December, the canal relaxed a planned reduction to just 20 authorized daily transits next month. Instead, the authority increased the number of ships authorized to pass to 24.
The road manager will continue to monitor the country’s water conditions, he said. The authority depends on rainwater to fill the locks that make passage possible.
Asked if they could make changes to the current traffic restrictions if the situation in the Red Sea continues, the Channel assured that ““The modification of the restrictions will depend on the variability of rainfall in the coming months.”
The Iran-aligned Houthis, who control much of Yemen, have been attacking ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea for weeks, in what they say is a response to Israel’s war. in Gaza.
German company Hapag-Lloyd said this week it will divert 25 ships by the end of the year from the Suez Canal as freight rates and shipping stocks have risen due to the disruption.
Source: Gestion
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