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The situation in the Red Sea has been further intensified. On January 26th, the Houthis, attacking the US warship directly for the first time, and hitting the Marlin Luanda which is a British oil tanker, with a missile and sparked a fire. Yahya Saree, who is a spokesman in Houthis Army, said the group had fired missiles again at a US warship sailing in the Gulf of Aden in a statement on January 29th.
In response to the tense Red Sea situation, MSK and MSC announced a routes adjustment and it will be effective in early February.
MSC
In light of the current situation in the Red Sea, MSC has temporarily suspended all eastbound and westbound Suez Canal transit.
According to MSC' s recent statement, in order to mitigate the impact of this diversion on its sailing schedule, the company is adjusting its east-west routes.
The changes include changes to the rotation and additional ships to minimize disruption and ensure a more efficient sailing schedule through the Cape of Good Hope. The updated rotation will take effect in early February.
Additionally, MSC noted that the rotation of Albatros, Silk, Lion, Swan, America, Emerald, Elephant and Santana services has not changed. However, around the Cape of Good Hope, expect longer transit times.
MSK
In response to the growing Red Sea crisis, Danish shipping giant MSK recently announced major adjustments to its shipping network covering trade with India and the Middle East.
MSK has launched a new round-trip route from Colombo to support the transshipment of Mediterranean cargo to and from the subcontinent. The service will begin operations on February 5th and will serve Salalah, Colombo, Enol, Colombo and Salalah on a rotating basis.
"In Colombo, we will connect to Europe via the AE7 service and to the Far East via the AE55 service," MSK said in a customer advisory.
"Both services include a Western Mediterranean hub, providing access to Northern Europe," the company added.
"In response to the challenges posed by the situation in the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, coverage on the west coast of Asia is being enhanced," MSK said.
At the same time, MSK also announced a series of changes in the ports of call on the Asia-Europe route, a large part of which is due to the cancellation of ports in the Middle East.
MSK expects longer transit times on its AE5, AE10 and AE6 routes, with no changes to the ports of call on these routes.
Other changes include calling Jeddah on AE7, and Salalah and King Abdullah (eastbound) on AE55, with the addition of Colombo.
