17.12.2023, Paris.
The French company CMA CGM has decided to suspend the traffic of its vessels through the waters of the Red Sea, the press service of CMA CGM said on December 16.
CMA CGM said it has ordered its vessels, which are “to pass through the Red Sea, to reach safe areas and suspend their traffic in safe waters“. They are instructed to await further orders.
The company motivated its action by its desire to ensure the safety of “our vessels and their crews sailing in these waters.”
Note that the company CMA CGM – the fourth major container shipping company, which refused to transport through the Red Sea because of the threat of ships shelling by the Houthis. Before that, the same decision was taken by the Swiss Mediterranean Shipping Company, the Danish shipping and logistics Moller-Maersk Group and the German Hapag-Lloyd.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency
