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来源：Hellenic Shipping News 2023-12-16

翻译：国际海事信息网 赵扬捷 张运鸿

        航运界消息人士周四称，由于红海安全局势恶化，马士基油轮上运输的石油货物可以选择经由好望角改道。

        消息人士证实，马士基油轮公司已经发出了一份市场通告。

        丹麦马士基油轮公司是世界领先的油轮公司之一，该公司拒绝发表评论。

        一位航运界人士说："这主要是考虑到日常局势，为货物承租人提供的一种安全选择。

        也门胡塞武装最近几周以船只为袭击目标，抗议以色列入侵加沙，凸显了这场震撼中东的冲突的风险。

        多起袭击事件已经提高了红海关键海域的航运和保险成本。

        连接红海和亚丁湾的狭窄的曼德海峡是全球海运商品的重要通道之一。

        发布的通告称，由于 "曼德海峡/也门的局势迅速恶化"，出于安全考虑，所有通过该海峡的固定和转运航线必须选择经由开普角改道。

        一些航运公司已经选择从红海改道好望角，从而增加了航行时间和成本。

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Oil shipments on Maersk Tankers vessels have option to re-route via Cape – sources

Oil shipments transported on Maersk Tankers vessels have the option to re-route via the Cape of Good Hope due to the worsening security situation in the Red Sea, shipping sources said on Thursday.

The sources confirmed a market advisory that was circulating had been sent by Maersk Tankers.

Denmark’s Maersk Tankers, one of the world’s leading tanker companies, declined to comment.

“This is primarily a safety option for charterers of cargoes in the light of the day-to-day situation,” one shipping source said.

Yemen’s Houthis have been targeting ships in recent weeks in protest at Israel’s invasion of Gaza, underlining the risks of a conflict that has shaken the Middle East.

The multiple attacks are already raising shipping and insurance costs through the critical Red Sea area.

The narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait connecting the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden is one of the world’s key routes for global seaborne commodities.

The advisory circulated said due to the “rapidly escalating situation in the Bab al-Mandab strait/Yemen”, all fixtures and transits through the strait must have the option to proceed via the Cape for safety concerns.

Some shipping companies have already opted to re-route their ships via the Cape away from the Red Sea, adding to journey times and increasing costs.