[Regnum] A growing number of tankers carrying crude oil and fuel are now chartered to Asia rather than Europe, and also bypassing Africa. US and British strikes against the Houthis in Yemen have increased the sense of chaos in the area, Bloomberg reports.
According to shipowners, brokers and traders, tanker charters show that an increasing number of ships are being chartered for routes that bypass the danger zone, the material says.
“Tankers are now chartered for flights to Asia, not Europe. At the same time, several shipments of Iraqi oil were booked for transportation on tankers that bypass Africa,” the publication clarifies.
Thus, oil market participants are preparing for prolonged disruptions to shipping in the southern part of the Red Sea, as follows from the text of the article.
As Regnum reported on January 19, the United States and Great Britain launched strikes on Yemeni Houthi targets in Hodeidah. At least two airstrikes were carried out in the Al-Jabana area, located in the coastal part of the city, media reported.
A day earlier, it became known about the fifth attack in a week by the US Armed Forces on Houthi targets. The strikes were carried out on missiles and launchers, allegedly after receiving intelligence that an attack was being prepared on commercial ships and warships in the Red Sea.
The Houthis are attacking American military and commercial ships in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, said Ansar Allah Politburo member Khuzam al-Assad. He said Washington's efforts will not stop this movement and they will act in every possible way.
In addition, the Houthis threatened the United States with direct and full-scale war if the confrontation continued.
| Oooohhh, scary. |
| A happy thought for them, except for Houthi’s pray’n’spray method of targetting. |