The president of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie told the AP Moller-Maersk shipping giant that there is evidence that stability in the Red Sea is returning and called on the company to take this into account when planning routes, according to a SCA announcement.
The announcement said Rabie made the comments at a meeting with the Managing Director of the Danish Maritime Transport Group and other senior executives, but did not clarify when the meeting took place.
“We seek to take into account the positive indicators observed in the Red Sea region when navigation routes are planned next period,” Rabie said.
Several large world shipping companies have suspended their trips to the Red Sea and diverted their boats, sending them around South Africa, to avoid possible attacks by Yemen’s Houthi.
Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi said in December that the development had cost Egypt in Egypt about $ 7 billion in revenue from the Suez Canal in 2024.
Last week, Maersk said it would continue to boost boats away from the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea and to the southern end of Africa despite Houthi’s announcements that they would limit their attacks on ships.
Iran Houthi -backed have carried out more than 100 ship attacks since November 2023 and have plunged two boats, have occupied one more and have killed at least four sailors.
