the cape of good hope. that s an extra 3,500 nautical miles, or up to two week s sailing, adding as much as $1 million per ship, in fuel alone. maersk ceo vincent clark told the bbc s aaron heslehurst that these extra costs are already being passed on to consumers. it s one of the most important arteries of global trade and having to re route all of this cargo now south of the cape of good hope is going to create significant disruptions to the global supply chain for the duration in which we have to do that, and probably a few months more as we have to get back then into into normal. so you need to see, i think, a stronger mobilisation. the other thing is that the level of threat is actually evolving and so for the coalition that is trying to put in place this safe passage, they need to constantly reassess the level of protection. but for us, it is really important that this is being addressed with diligence and with a strong mobilisation of the international community so tha
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it happened late on tuesday and is the latest in a series of attacks which are prompting major shipping lines to take alternative, longer routes. the international chamber of shipping says that one in five commercial vessels and ships are now avoiding the red sea, which accounts for 12% of global trade. it s led to a near doubling in the cost of container shipping. the attackers say they ll continue to target vessels until palestinians in gaza are allowed sufficient food and medicine. michelle bockmann is principal analyst at the maritime analysts lloyd s list intelligence. thank you for being with us today, michelle. there have been multiple efforts to try and neutralise the threat from these houthi rebels to ships in the area. these latest attacks suggest they are failing. good afternoon. it certainly seems that way at the moment. the us coalition of military support that is meant to be helping that transit through the red sea to the suez canal seems to have failed to deter
thank you very much. we start with the shipping crisis in the red sea. yemen s houthi militant group has claimed responsibility for yet another attack on a container vessel, this one belonging to the french shipping line cma cgm. it happened late on tuesday despite the presence of the us navy in the area and it s the latest in a series of attacks which are prompting major shipping lines to take alternative, longer routes. the international chamber of shipping says that one in five commercial vessels are now ships are now avoiding the red sea, which accounts for 12% of global trade. it s led to a near doubling in the cost of container shipping. the attackers say they ll continue to target vessels until palestinians in gaza are allowed sufficient food and medicine. ami daniel is the chief executive of the martime intelligence and analytics firm windward, among other things, they help companies reduce risks at sea. thank you for being with us today. one in five ships choosing
this is bbc news. the headlines. more than 100 people die in iran in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. warnings of higher prices and a delay on goods as commercial ships avoid the red sea because of rebel attacks. on verified today, we have been investigating one hospital under attack in gaza in a series of health facilities which have been affected by the war. and this history making teenager is on target for further glory. 16 year old luke littler could tonight become the youngest player to win the world darts championship. returning to events in the red sea. the governments of the uk, the us and ten other countries have released a joint statement warning yemen s houthi rebels that they will bear the responsibility of the consequences if they continue to attack ships travelling through the red sea. the governments warn that the attacks are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as the bedrock of global trade and