BBCNEWS World July 6, 2024
a few hours ago, maersk also announced it will re—route some of that red sea vessels around the cape of good hope, on a case—by—case basis. around 10% of global trade passes through the red sea, that's around 17,000 ships a year. but several major freight companies have now stopped passing through here. instead they are taking much longer route all the way around africa by the cape of good hope. that adds costs and delays. here is the us defence secretary lloyd austin. these attacks are reckless. they are dangerous and they violate international law and so we are taking action ...