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来源：Offshore Energy 2023-12-26

翻译：国际海事信息网 赵扬捷 张运鸿

        根据多国安全倡议 "繁荣卫士行动"（Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG)，OPG）在红海地区部署海军资产后，丹麦集装箱航运巨头马士基公司正准备恢复船舶在该地区的过境运输。

        也就是说，美国在海上联合部队的保护伞和 153 特遣部队的领导下发起了一项新的多国安全行动，重点关注红海的安全。

        除美国外，其他参与者还包括英国、巴林、加拿大、法国、意大利、荷兰、挪威、塞舌尔和西班牙。

        随着红海和亚丁湾地区安全局势的升级以及也门胡塞组织袭击事件的不断增加，马士基与众多承运商一道暂停了该地区的船舶过境。

        胡塞武装誓言要袭击任何与以色列有联系或前往以色列运送货物的商船，要求以色列停止轰炸加沙并向这一饱受战争蹂躏的地区运送人道主义援助物资。

        在此过程中，马士基公司的集装箱船也成了攻击目标。例如，12 月 14 日，该公司的集装箱船 "马士基直布罗陀 "号（Maersk Gibraltar）发生了一起险些失事的事件，12 月 15 日又有一艘集装箱船遭到袭击。这促使马士基暂停了其所有船只在该地区的所有航行。

        随后，出于安全考虑，该公司跟随同行的脚步，决定将其船只改道经好望角绕行非洲。

        马士基公司在 12 月 24 日星期日的一份声明中表示："随着 OPG 计划的实施，我们正准备让船只恢复通过红海的东行和西行航线。目前，我们正在制定首批船只过境的计划，并在业务上尽可能快地实现这一目标。在此过程中，确保我们员工的安全至关重要，也是我们处理红海/亚丁湾地区严峻局势的首要任务。"

        "我们的团队仍在评估该决议的直接影响，在了解该决议在船舶改道、附加费、接受预订和进一步应急措施方面的影响时，我们恳请您耐心等待。我们将在获得更多信息（预计将在未来几天内）后，立即向您通报这一新安排的最新细节"。

        该公司补充说，这一决定仍需根据红海/亚丁湾的安全局势进行重新评估，优先考虑的是公司船员和船舶的安全。

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Maersk planning to resume Red Sea transits

Danish container shipping major Maersk is preparing to resume vessel transits through the Red Sea following the deployment of naval assets in the region under the multi-national security initiative Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG).

Namely, the U.S. has launched a new multinational security operation under the umbrella of the Combined Maritime Forces and the leadership of Task Force 153, which focuses on security in the Red Sea. 

In addition to the United States, participants include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles, and Spain.

Maersk joined numerous carriers in suspending vessel transits in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden following the escalation of the security situation in the region and the growing number of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi Group.

The Houthis vowed to target any commercial vessel linked to Isreal or going to Israel to deliver goods demanding a stop to Israel’s bombing of Gaza and delivery of humanitarian aid to the war-devastated area.

Maersk’s containerships have also been targeted in the process. Namely, the company’s containership Maersk Gibraltar was involved in a near-miss incident on December 14, followed by another attack on a container vessel on December 15. This prompted Maersk to pause all journeys for all its vessels in the area.

Subsequently, the company, following in the footsteps of its counterparts, decided to reroute its vessels around Africa via the Cape of Good Hope for safety reasons.

“With the OPG initiative in operation, we are preparing to allow for vessels to resume transit through the Red Sea both eastbound and westbound. We are currently working on plans for the first vessels to make the transit and for this to happen as soon as operationally possible. While doing so, ensuring the safety of our employees is of the utmost importance and our number one priority in handling the challenging situation in the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden area,” Maersk said in a statement on Sunday, December 24.

“Our teams are still assessing the immediate effects of the resolution, and we kindly request your patience while we understand the impact it will have in terms of diverted vessels, surcharges, booking acceptance and further contingency measures. We will communicate the latest details of this new setup with you as soon as we have more information, which we expect to be in the coming days.”

The company added that the decision is still subject to reevaluation in line with the security situation in the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden, the priority being the safety of the company’s crews and vessels.