Trump’s proposal in Gaza begins the hopes of the sea in the red charging industry

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The proposal of US President Donald Trump has reached Gaza to the hopes of returning to the Red Sea road after more than a year of turmoil, according to CEOs of shipping.

Trump Shock This week raised fears that the Houthi Group in Yemen could renew its threat against the commercial ships crossing the Red Sea, after it announced last month that it would stop targeting most of the ships after the Israeli ceasefire.

“This image of turmoil and tension in the Middle East that could prolong the Red Sea issue.” He added that the announcement increased “the danger that the Houthis will not only sit.”

Trump’s proposal in Gaza has exacerbated the uncertainty that his unexpected approach to trade and shipping industry has exacerbated. In his early days in his position, the president Provisions of customs tariffs In many commercial partners, fears of commercial wars and global economic decline that could reach the profits of ship owners.

The Houthis’ announcement on January 19. Penalty On the ships, with the exception of those registered in Israel or fully owned by the Israeli entities, followed by a slight increase in the past shipments, Yemen. Since the launch of their campaign in late 2023 to support the Palestinians in Gaza, the Houthis have threatened all ships heading to Israeli ports, as well as those owned by the UK and the United States.

The number of transit through the Bab-Mandeb Strait, which enters the Red Sea after Yemen, increased by 4 percent to 223 a week following the Houthi declaration, according to Lloyd List. From these ships, about 25 years old, the region has been avoided since 2023 or has not navigated historically across the strait.

A natural gas company, which has recently left LNG weapons other than Russia across the Red Sea for more than a year, is scheduled to transfer the ICIS Data Data. Salalah LNG refers to a Turkish port with my estimation arrival on February 16, indicating that it will have to be on the Red Sea road to reach on time.

“Although” a small number of ships return, “said Bridge Diakon, a marine risk analyst in Lloyd list intelligence.

Executive officials said that more ship owners were now preparing to escalate tensions in the Middle East and to urge to retract their promise to reduce attacks.

Lars Jensen, CEO of Vespocci Maritime, which provides consulting services for ship owners and merchants, said early hopes of returning to traffic across the Red Sea have decreased.

Jensen said: “A week ago there was a light at the end of the tunnel.” But now “the possibility of returning to the Red Sea is reduced.”

Rindo said that the transit could be captured after about two months of peace in the Red Sea, but Trump’s announcement did not really help instill this confidence that this is a stable area. ”Leaders throughout the Middle East have Trump’s suggestion.

Traders were trying to return to normal after the turmoil that was more than a year Increase shipping and cost times When ships traveling between Europe and Asia have taken the longest way around Africa.

This week, this week, the Danish-MAERSK AP MTLLER-MAERSK contains the Red Sea trading will open by mid-2025 and will continue to be restricted until the end of the year. The Danish container shipping giant is likely to leave this year, but the latter can see that it achieves about 3 billion dollars of operating profits.

“Return across the Swiss is a complex process that we must make sure that we are not returning for only a few months. CEO Vincent Claire told the Financial Times:

Mercke previously tried to return to the Red Sea in December 2023, but the Houthis fired immediately and tried to ride one of its ships, prompting the company to recharge again.

“As long as there is a doubt about how things appear a few weeks on the road, we will wait,” Clerek said.