Commercial ships can safely pass through the Red Sea again: ‘Most welcome news’
Global News
Maersk said Sunday that it has received confirmation that Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) has been set up and deployed, allowing commerce to safely pass through the Red Sea.
Commercial vessels are now able to safely pass through the Red Sea with the help of a new security initiative, the world’s largest shipping firm has announced.
Maersk said in a press release Sunday that it has received confirmation that U.S.-led Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG) has been set up and deployed, allowing commerce to safely pass through the Red Sea using the Suez Canal as a gateway between Asia and Europe.
“This is most welcome news for the entire industry and indeed the functionality of global trade,” Maersk said in the release.
U.S. defence secretary Lloyd Austin announced the multi-national security initiative earlier this month, saying in a release that OPG is necessary to tackle the “recent escalation in reckless Houthi attacks originating from Yemen.”
The operation is meant to protect commercial vessels traversing the Red Sea amid escalating missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that have threatened global trade.
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