As the Middle East Gulf and Red Sea regions continue to deteriorate, this international situation has begun to affect the container supply chain. According to the latest news, Maersk has announced a temporary change in the routes of two ships. Maersk did not specify the detailed reasons why the company did this, but said that due to unavoidable circumstances, it was forced to temporarily reroute two ships, namely the Lisa and Maersk Pangani. Both ships are owned by Israeli shipowner XT Shipping. Maersk stated that this move was made after careful consideration of various factors, and the safety of the crew and cargo must be ensured before making a decision. Under normal circumstances, efficiency will be ensured and routes will not be changed easily. But there was a reason why we had to change course this time. This last temporary change of route will cause a delay of one week than planned.
Another Israeli shipping company, ZIM Shipping Services Co., Ltd., was also forced to change its route. Due to potential threats to ships with ties to Israel, the company will reroute ships to avoid the Arabian and Red Seas. ZIM’s MV ZIM Europe was determined to have re-traveled along the west coast of Africa during a voyage from the east coast of the United States to Malaysia. Zim’s share price has also reached a record low, but Zim said it will continue to provide services to ports in the Mediterranean and Israel. Now that the situation is relatively unclear and there are certain threats, the company is taking many measures to deal with it. Routes will be re-arranged to ultimately ensure the safety of crew and cargo. In the end, it will affect the sailing time. If the route is changed, most of the time it will take to arrive.
These are the new policies issued by companies after their Israeli ships were targeted. Each company’s response strategy for such sudden emergencies is to first ensure the safety of crew and cargo, and can change some routes to avoid Threaten. In the end, it will lead to a certain delay in the shipping schedule, but at least the safety of the goods and routes is guaranteed.
A series of attacks on international trade vessels linked to Israeli businesses came after Houthi leaders threatened further attacks on Israel and Israeli ships in the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Shipping companies that have shipped goods recently need to pay attention. During this period, they may be unstable or forced to change routes and delay receipt of goods. As there are many uncertain factors in the market after the Covid-19, coupled with the global economic recession, many companies are facing many different emergencies. Due to the uncertainty of the international situation, shipping companies and shippers must ship goods cautiously, pay attention to world news, and adjust their strategies in a timely manner, so as to minimize their losses and safety.
