Opinion: The attacks on merchant ships are also an environmental crisis

The Suez Canal is de facto closed to container ships sailing south of Africa. This can lead to additional emissions of 12 million tons per year, writes Lars Jensen.

The situation in the southern Red Sea is therefore not only an operational, political and economic headache, but also an environmental one, says shipping analyst Lars Jensen. | Photo: Magnus Møller

BY LARS JENSEN, ANALYST AND FOUNDER OF VESPUCCI MARITIME

The Suez Canal route is de facto closed for container shipping between Asia and Europe after all global carriers have decided it is too risky to sail past Yemen at the southern entrance to the Red Sea.

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