The Red Sea crisis will cause a delay of 10-15 days in Barcelona port

luis Salvado, the head of the Spanish port of Barcelona, told reporters the ships were delayed by 10 to 15 days to call at the port of Barcelona because they had to bypass Africa to avoid a possible attack in the Red Sea.

He said the delays affected ships transporting a variety of products, including liquefied natural gas. Barcelona is one of Spain's largest liquefied natural gas terminals. The delays in the western Mediterranean are shorter because the ports are closer to bypass routes in Africa.

He added:"This has a great impact on ports in the eastern Mediterranean, while ports in the western Mediterranean like ours are less affected."

Some shipping companies have suspended shipments on Red Sea routes to avoid attacks by Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen, which mainly target container ships passing through the Red Sea.

Many tankers are still using the route, but qatarenenergy, the world's second-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, has stopped allowing tankers through the Red Sea, citing safety concerns. 

红海危机将导致巴塞罗那港延误10-15天

        西班牙巴塞罗那港口负责人路易斯·萨尔瓦多(luis Salvado)对记者说，船只停靠巴塞罗那港口的时间推迟了10至15天，因为它们必须绕过非洲，以避免红海可能发生的袭击。

       他表示，延误影响了运输各种产品的船只，包括液化天然气。巴塞罗那是西班牙最大的液化天然气终端之一。地中海西部的延误时间较短，因为这些港口更靠近非洲的绕行路线。

       他还称：“这对地中海东部港口的影响非常大，而像我们这样位于地中海西部的港口受影响较小。”

       一些航运公司暂停了红海航线的运输，以避免受到伊朗支持的也门胡塞武装(Houthi)的袭击。胡塞武装的袭击主要针对通过红海的集装箱船只。

       许多油轮仍在使用这条航线，但全球第二大液化天然气出口商卡塔尔能源公司(qatarenenergy)以安全考虑为由，已停止让油轮通过红海。