More than a hundred container ships are taking the long route around Africa to avoid violence in the Red Sea, according to Kuehne+Nagel. Maersk said it could take a few weeks for a task force to be fully operational.

  • This list will be updated as information becomes available. This version adds information from Kuehne+Nagel, Uniper, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd

SHIPPING

  • Kuehne+Nagel 
    • More than a hundred container ships had changed course as of Dec. 20
  • Maersk
    • Could take a few weeks for a Red Sea task force to be fully operational
    • Said previously about 20 vessels have changed course
    • The company paused voyages in the Red Sea last week after one of its carriers came under attack
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen
    • Company is rerouting all vessels planned for Red Sea transit via the Cape of Good Hope
  • Euronav
    • Will avoid the Red Sea until military convoys can protect ships
    • Trade will slow if convoys are deployed
    • Company said on Dec. 15 it would insist that all its vessels would have an option to sale around the Cape of Good Hope
  • HMM
    • Company instructed 16 container ships to re-route around the Cape of Good Hope from Dec. 15
    • Vessels were sailing to Europe via the Red Sea once or twice a week
  • Evergreen Line
    • Has suspended its “Israel import and export service due to rising risk and safety considerations with immediate effect until further notice”
    • Pause is due to “escalation of war situation in recent days”
  • Frontline
    • Company is weighing whether to halt Red Sea tanker voyages
    • BP’s stand on the issue is greatly appreciated among owners as it is the charterer that controls the routing of their cargoes
  • Hapag-Lloyd
    • Avoiding Red Sea transit; see advisory
    • On Dec. 15, the company reported an attacked on one of its vessels
  • V. Group
    • The company, which has access to a pool of more than 44,000 seafarers and manages close to 600 vessels, is advising all of its customers to consider alternatives including diversions
  • CMA CGM
    • French company is rerouting vessels
    • See Dec. 19 notice of force majeure

ENERGY

  • Uniper
    • Company is no longer using the Red Sea for LNG shipments to Europe
  • BP  
    • BP has temporarily paused all transits through the Red Sea
    • Decision applies to vessels it owns and hires
  • Shell and TotalEnergies declined to comment
  • Equinor
    • Company is rerouting ships in the area
  • Orlen
    • Orlen hasn’t received any alarming signals about disruptions in Saudi shipments to the Sidi Kerir terminal
    • Is monitoring the situation
  • Preem
    • Doesn’t use the Red Sea for crude shipments
  • Ineos
    • Doesn’t typically use the Red Sea for transit
    • Its vessels moves ethane from the US to Europe and to China
  • Trafigura and OMV are also monitoring the situation
  • Gunvor, Vitol, Glencore, Neste, and Cheniere declined to comment on Dec. 18, while several others couldn’t be reached

--With assistance from Stephen Treloar, Francois de Beaupuy, Anna Shiryaevskaya, Alex Longley, Ruth Liao, Heejin Kim, Sharon Cho, Jack Wittels, Petra Sorge and Brian Wingfield.