Return to the Red Sea? Maersk Announces Readiness to Resume Red Sea Shipping Business

Recently, the "Red Sea Crisis", which has seriously affected the shipping industry, continues! Earlier, due to the attack on merchant ships in the Red Sea area, many shipping companies announced that they would suspend the service of the Red Sea route for safety reasons, and chose to bypass the Cape of Good Hope, and announced that they would adjust their services according to the real-time situation. At present, after the United States announced the launch of escort operations and some countries took further measures, some shipping companies changed their sailing plans again according to the latest situation.

On the evening of December 24th, Maersk announced that it was ready to resume the Red Sea shipping business, and is currently making relevant plans. However, the plan may change again, and the details will be announced in the next few days.

Maersk said it had received confirmation that Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG), a previously announced multinational security initiative, was now in place and deployed to allow maritime trade through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

With the OPG initiative in place, Maersk is preparing to allow ships to resume their eastbound and westbound passage through the Red Sea. Plans are being made for the first ships to cross the border and to achieve this in operation as soon as possible. Maersk stresses that in this process, ensuring the safety of employees is crucial and their top priority as they deal with the situation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden regions.

However, Maersk also said that although safety measures have been taken to enable our ships to pass through the Red Sea, the overall risk in this area has not been eliminated at this stage. Maersk will not hesitate to reassess the situation and start the diversion plan again when it deems it necessary to protect the safety of seafarers. 

重返红海？马士基宣布准备恢复红海航运业务

       近日，对航运业造成严重影响的“红海危机”仍在持续！早前，由于红海地区发生商船遇袭事件，多家船公司出于安全考虑，宣布暂停红海航线的服务，选择绕道好望角，并发布公告称，将根据实时情况调整服务。目前，在美国宣布启动护航行动以及部分国家采取进一步举措后，部分航运公司根据最新局势，再次改变航行计划。

       12月24日晚，马士基发布公告，宣布准备恢复红海航运业务，目前正在制定相关计划。不过，该计划可能会再次改变，具体细节将在未来几天公布。

      马士基称，他们已收到确认，先前宣布的多国安全倡议繁荣卫士行动(OPG)现已建立和部署，以允许海上贸易通过红海和亚丁湾。

       随着OPG倡议的实施，马士基正准备允许船只恢复东行和西行通过红海。目前正在制定计划，让第一批船只过境，并尽快在运营中实现这一目标。马士基强调，在此过程中，确保员工的安全至关重要，也是他们在应对红海和亚丁湾地区局面时的首要任务。

       马士基也表示，尽管已采取安全措施使我们的船只能够通过红海，但现阶段该地区的总体风险尚未消除。马士基将毫不犹豫地重新评估情况，并在认为有必要保护海员安全时再次启动改道计划。