Shipping firms stop Red Sea routes after attacks | BBC News

[@b.visconti1765]

Boy seeing the pic with that boat in front of that huge ship really puts it in perspective how large those ships are😮

[@hazelwray4184]

@@nightmark2120 I hope they won't waste our time with Peter Zeihan.

[@stephensmith799]

I’m amazed that the righting-moment of such high stacked vessels is enough to prevent storm capsizes. They look terribly top-heavy and cruise liners look a lot worse

[@bobbykiefer4306]

People complain about Chinese goods, and possibly not getting Chinese goods.

[@russell-di8js]

I live in a moderately sized welsh town & honestly think there isnt a street block of buildings anywhere local to rival the ship pictured size! a crazy comparison i know but their huge! could house some villages on board a single vessel. in portsmouth HMS Victory looks almost like a scale model of a ship alongside the modern 1s! btw i'm an old fellah who's blown away lord knows what kids think? best wishes.

[@stephensmith799]

@@russell-di8js Would that be anywhere near Aberystwyth?

[@sahs3811]

It’s not just the US that can impose sanctions on countries other countries are quickly learning that they to can impose sanction on certain countries which contravene international law !

[@saamstaan6540]

The us should keep to themselves

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@@saamstaan6540you'll do as we tell you You don't have a navy

[@saamstaan6540]

@TheMagicJIZZ my country is land locked,so not having a navy is pretty obvious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

@@saamstaan6540 Ethiopian I bet

[@saamstaan6540]

@TheMagicJIZZ how much money are you willing to place on your bet?

[@professorakiba434]

What this means is a further increase in inflation. Any supply disruption leads to an increase in costs at the counter

[@saamstaan6540]

Self inflicted problem

[@p1315]

What this means is Biden is a joke. 40% inflation since he took office.

[@Madame702]

It depend is the Houthi corrupt or not? In Russia they found that Russians stole their own rocket fuel and filled their rockets with water. That why a lot them weren't working.

[@KevIn-qy7ps]

Just a scam to put prices up. I’m sure the shipping lanes could be made safe if the desire was there.

[@flodareltih9825]

Translation: let’s raise prices

[@abdallahg7506]

It actually gonna happen and it gonna effect it really bad because this route is very important for globe economy

[@CFlfc98]

The Houthis mean it when they say “The Genociding Will Stop”.

[@أسهلمعآيه]

Yamenes are actually the only people who really did something to stop the massacre in Gaza and with no fear 😊... good people, no talks, just actions

[@Jabberstax]

What effect have they had on Gaza? Oh wait! It's zero 😂

[@supersurfer1]

@@Jabberstax The affect is that the zionists are running around and pleading for a ceasefire again. Only yesterday mossad guy went to Qatar asking them to negotiate a ceasefire. Over 5000 IDF have been killed by Hamas. In the meantime the zionists continue to kill women and children.

[@lethall6609]

@@Jabberstaxnope, apparently israel is crying rn not being able to get their stuff

[@mrwpg]

That's why @murica had to threaten Yemen, they have NATO terrified, this report literally states they closed the Suez canal single handedly... you have Hezbollah with a second front, wait til Iran gets involved with the latest Russian and Iranian tech... wait til Russia gets ivolved, BUT WE ALREADY KNOW NATO WANTS WW3...@@Jabberstax

[@il313li]

Credit goes to Iran as the Houthi AnsarAllah are basically Irans proxy.

[@mojalalunia]

Ahhh, that’s why some countries started to talk about ceasefire, My Goodness, those monsters have no morality at all, only when it comes to their benefits.

[@secallen]

The muslims attacking Jews have zero morality in the first place.

[@apurplekiwi2239]

Have you noticed that the BBC doesn't report on the war crimes being committed by Israeli militants, they just report on the actions of rebels like Yemen. It's such an awful toxic way of broadcasting news with such an obvious bias. And I despise the BBC for this, I can't trust this corporation

[@iain3713]

What is the point of the us navy being so big if it can’t even do anything about this

[@Robert-xy4xi]

So cargo ships are going around the southern coast of Africa! Twice the distance and twice the fuel.

[@mbroitt]

Greta, where are you??

[@diegoyuiop]

Also huge losses for Egypt. Great for fuel companies I guess though

[@Grand_Edict]

The Red Sea maritime route was promised to the Houthis 3,000 years ago. Houthis reserve the right to defend themselves against those Freight companies. Do you condemn the offensive against Houthi waters by shipping companies ? Before any other discussion can be had we must atleast agree to some degree that the shipping companies bear responsibility for all this

[@jonathanlake6053]

@@mbroitt Cuddling a Palestinian flag no doubt!

[@supersurfer1]

Yea so you need to speak to your uk government because they continue to encourage this genocide.

[@ambiasalam9915]

Yemen was promised the ships by god 3500 years ago.. it’s their right to have them returned

[@hmmmmm2634]

👍👍👍 Yemen has the right to defend its God given ships, waters, land , sea , etc .👌

[@HappyCamper84]

​@@hmmmmm2634from trade ships?

[@alexbort3082]

Houthies not kidding around

[@quertianmotto]

Kinda are

[@anti-nonsensecomments7512]

They're literally playing their cards against every government

[@steen275]

Yeah they really don't like vegetable cooking oil transporting to Italy by Norwegians

[@MarchonWestminster]

I wonder how many Houthis have made it to Britain by boat this year?

[@Jabberstax]

Along with tens of thousands of Albainian criminals and gang members.

[@PeterPete]

Why would they want to come to a country filled with miserable and unhappy people?

[@Jabberstax]

​@PeterPete Let's see....... free housing, free money, free healthcare, free medication, free food, free clothing allowance and the ability in a few years to bring their extended family over. Yeah, I'm not sure why they would want to come 🤔

[@supersurfer1]

Doesn't it make sense that you should go and lobby your zionist loving government who are encouraging this genocide so that then you won't have your country invaded by boats. Go and lobby instead of writing stupid comments.

[@PeterPete]

Tbh I don't know why anyone would want to come to the UK because even with free housing, free money, free healthcare, free medication, free food, free clothing allowance, they still have to endure putting up with the miserable and unhappy natives - it's enough to get anyone depressed 👍@@Jabberstax

[@mohsinnazarudeen9487]

Houthis put a sanction on Israel. They banned ships that head to the Israel port, and will lift this ban once humanitarian aid enters Gaza

[@blizzard5657]

Egypt will lose all revenue from the canal. He forgot to mention the tourist shipping,

[@alibali672]

He also forgot to mention that the US has had plans from years ago to build a new canal through Israel and Gaza, and how it will be impacted.

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@@alibali672so what? It wouldn't change anything That would be Israel's choice

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

​@@alibali672btw It would never go through Gaza

[@ambiasalam9915]

Yemen had the right to defend itself from hostile country ships..

[@teresachantal6515]

Humanitarianist regards these attacks as harmlessness to ship's crews.

[@stephenpaxman6180]

how does some one in a boat get onboard a large ship like that

[@hmmmmm2634]

It’s Yemeni waters and they have every right to self defence. No one has a right to be there except them.

[@hmmmmm2634]

@@HoofHearted314International what??? Didn’t hear you right I think! No such thing as international anything. If International law isn’t followed by a certain Israel then international anything becomes null and void.

[@tchai91]

I don't think people have any concept of how serious this and the profound knock-on effect it will have. No doubt that the eye-wateringly increasing prices will be blamed on Brexit.

[@ganados0]

And why not? I stubbed my toe yesterday and can only blame Brexit for it because Brexit happened and I stubbed my toe. Beat that logic.

[@111dddcca]

You're right "Brexit and Putin" blame it on anything but the truth

[@AndreiBorodaenko]

Yes, of course, people are not so clever as you.

[@forbaldo1]

what's your point but I suspect that's all you've got some words someone else said@@AndreiBorodaenko

[@lightgiver428]

South Africa can eat up some of that temporary revenue.

[@josephberrie9550]

its a ship dummy not a truck.....ship on water truck on road

[@cedvaz1984]

thats the biggest no smoking sign ive ever seen. must have really wanted to pass the message to members of staff

[@maxhobby1701]

So this will add millions to freight bills because of the distance to ship vi cape of good home with extra steaming days added to journey Great for supply chains

[@MadeOfStone89]

china to europe, through the suez, is roughly 40 days, but the arctic route is about 19 apparently

[@jonatand2045]

But idiots are happy because it helps the terrorists of Hamas a bit. They don't realize Hamas would jail them for being secular or worse if they are gay.

[@jonathanhart8659]

All part of " the great reset"

[@samanthahardy9903]

What a great excuse for companies to hike prices yet again especially when the cost of living is already through the roof for many consumers.

[@StopAgenda21]

Another manufactured crisis

[@thechriswhewell]

So both the Panama and Suez canal not functional at the moment. For the first time in history. Almost too coincidental doncha think?

[@stephenpaxman6180]

no reason to stop what so ever those ships have armed personal

[@alimantado373]

Here we go, Straw Dog for Ben Gurion Canal Project!!!!

[@portalkey5283]

Good. Let's all feel the consequences of our collective inaction.

[@elaineread15]

Yemenis are doing more than most 🇵🇸

[@zainkhorasanee1684]

Understand that one shipping line (OOCL) based in Hong Kong has suspended calls of their vessels at Israeli seaports, and should therefore be able to safely transit through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Wonder if it would make sense for all the other major shipping lines to follow their lead ?

[@MadeOfStone89]

Russians licking their lips with the arctic route

[@axle.australian.patriot]

Do you think Putler is only focused on Ukraine?

[@susanb4816]

The shipping companies are blackmailing the usa to provide escort services to all ships, not just usa flagged ships. They can provide their own security imo usa should never have agreed to maersk flagging 10 of its ships usa in the first place

[@supersurfer1]

yea they already provided their own security they shot at the Yemen navy and they then in response blew them out the water.

[@Madame702]

Really, so please give us a link to a credible news source for this.

[@warringtribes6689]

Big humiliation for America

[@Jabberstax]

How is this a humiliation for America? The Suez is Egyptian owned and run. Maersk is European, and shipping countries from all over the world are affected. Not exactly humiliating for the US, is it 😂

[@kevinjenner9502]

The US is complicit in the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.

[@warringtribes6689]

@@Jabberstax America cannot guarantee free and safe trade, as it calls itself sole superpower, which is now clearly a farce.

[@bobbykiefer4306]

This is why the US wants a stabile world market. Wars destabilize economies.

[@jonwyatt3694]

Irreversible global weather pattern changes, resulting in water shortages affecting the Panama canal, is NOT any reason to falsely spout some anti-American rhetoric. Scanning your comment history reveals you. Chaos agent. Immature delight regarding any problem the world over. Your pretence of knowledge concerning world affairs is laughable. Exaggerated, unrealistic, delusional. Grow up!

[@AD-jw7gf]

Those saying they ships should be armed etc. don’t know the Houthi fighters are well trained and fierce. They ain’t no nappy wearing, nail painting IDF.

[@silvastian]

Lol they’re army wears flip flops and jerseys stfu

[@goborderpatrol1]

The Religion of Peace spreading love and tolerance ❤

[@supersurfer1]

LOL you mean the Jewish and Christian religion of peace with genocidal verses quoted by Netanyahu from the bible ? Those ships were promised to Yemen 3000000 years back so they have the right to defend themselves. 🤣

[@Acesinz]

Mashallah you should convert to Islam brother

[@maximusasauluk7359]

​@@Acesinzbruh this man is so deep into that shit that he doesn't even compute the sarcasm 😂

[@Acesinz]

@@maximusasauluk7359 Mashallah you should convert to Islam brother

[@jellalelyafai7382]

The world's most moral army❤

[@Eddie-qx7cx]

Arm your ships and defend yourself.

[@yannikoloff7659]

Ha haha ha ha.

[@supersurfer1]

They already tried that and got blown up. The usa ran away too and the news from that eastern world is that a British destroyer got destroyed but they took the news down.

[@Eddie-qx7cx]

Running away from some skinny punk pirates, disgraceful.

[@flesz_]

@@Eddie-qx7cx try it 😗

[@dearlife7771]

Defend yourself in someone else water sounds white to me

[@eskertoo]

BP has stopped its oil tankers from using this dangerous route.The price of crude oil has increased due to the increased transport costs.Expect a huge rise in the price of petrol shortly!

[@greathey1234]

Thank you Biden for stopping Saudi war on houthis

[@rbaxter286]

I doubt if this was ever needed as an excuse, but it sure looks good to the pirates at BP now. Deep Water Horizon - NEVER FORGET!

[@stevec6427]

The price of crude oil is determined by the markets, not the oil companies

[@jonathanhart8659]

​@@stevec6427not really

[@hmmmmm2634]

Maybe we should stop boycotting Russian oil

[@kinocchio]

Well I’m definitely not getting my socks before Christmas then.

[@onestarabove7027]

Are the Houthis considering the ships are carrying aid for the Gazans? Do they care?

[@Bagelsmoker1945]

No they don’t

[@ambiasalam9915]

Yemen we salute you!

[@woofolliesmydog8628]

How many Yemeni are you supporting from the Saudi slaughter? Check your cheering mate.

[@ambiasalam9915]

@@woofolliesmydog8628 you know me? You know who I follow and support?

[@ambiasalam9915]

@@woofolliesmydog8628 woof Ollie is your dog or you?

[@Canariensis89]

Why dont you mention that Houthis are attacking ships because Israel is commiting a genocide in Gaza?

[@Jabberstax]

Because they try to keep their BS to a minimum 😂

[@adivarso8175]

Who would have thought that there's consequences in War. Expect your living costs to soar.

[@PorcelainCeramic]

🇾🇪🇵🇸

[@mochithepooh5368]

Wasn't this is related with the Israel-Gaza war? Honestly this might a massive pressure on Israel to stop the war.

[@mbroitt]

Not pressure to end terrorist attacks? Oh, you are a democract!

[@mes382]

this is exactly what it is. only money can talk to israel to stop their nonsense

[@Grand_Edict]

I’m of a moral quandry regarding what constitutes a proportional response by the Houthis. The Red Sea maritime route was promised to the Houthis 3,000 years ago. Houthis reserve the right to defend themselves against those Freight companies. Do you condemn the offensive against Houthi waters by shipping companies ? Before we can move the debate further, we must atleast agree on some level that what the shipping companies are doing is morally reprehensible, and the Houthis rightfuly reserve the right to defend their waters against vessels

[@mes382]

@@Grand_Edict and no one knows what's below those containers, could be tunnels of weapons

[@yannikoloff7659]

Yeah, BBC doesn't wanna tell that. They turned to propaganda in 2012-2015

[@DashieNegan41]

Oh not again I blame you Evergreen

[@Maggy47]

How that ship stays afloat beggars belief 😮

[@fohhee]

This gonna be the most ridiculous reason why Santa present got delay this year to tell kids. "Sorry boy, Santa got rob by sea pirates"

[@msdemeanor6057]

Make and buy local. Problem solved.

[@slickeddieskinetti]

Buy local, from locally made .. too many companies in Europe bought by foreign companies then moving their production to far east.

[@briansmith8490]

It's just a shame we can't ask the Royal Navy to step in, they are too busy keeping out the EU/French "asylum" seekers crossing the English channel.😔

[@mrwpg]

The Navy illegally got involved a couple days ago when they shot down a drone actually. keep coping...

[@flesz_]

Stay home Not your business

[@briansmith8490]

@@flesz_ Yep. You are right there too ! That is a job for Dementia Joe and his World Police boys 👍

[@briansmith8490]

@@mrwpg Bot spotter : yn7123 -} 📺🐑

[@briansmith8490]

@@mrwpg So the navy 's illegal actions are now a "good" thing ? 🤣 This must be because they have. " Royal " in their title and therefore can do no wrong. 😂😂👍

[@sarcasmo57]

The world is going to heck.

[@luciaczitrom8632]

Where is UN ON THIS?

[@tarawhite4419]

I smell a market crash coming

[@hodgsonnn]

all part of the plan , further shipping delays will of course cause an inflation rise 😊 just what the west needs

[@Jon.the.painter]

Guessing the ship getting stuck in the Suez a few years ago was practise for this 🙄

[@richardwainwright507]

What?

[@Jon.the.painter]

@@richardwainwright507 they're trying to cripple the western economy

[@pjdee5879]

Better they divert than risk being sunk in the canal and blocking all ships for who knows how long. They are a big target and will be a big problem if hit.

[@forbesy33]

Shipping companies seeking to raise prices again

[@grumpynanny7402]

Stop shipping to and from Yemen. No oil shipments from any country that has to use Suez Canal. Will hurt for a while but do not give into terrorism. Even if this is an act of war, sort out your own people.

[@michaelmcnally2331]

No need too, Now a dangerous shipping area so the international aid that 69% of the population depends upon won’t be able to be sent. Somehow though am sure that the armed people will still eat.

[@808State21]

Muslims trying to ruin Christmas Grinch in a burka

[@Mystic_Edge]

Islam is threat

[@AntiMatter930]

I thought these shipping companies had armed guards...

[@cheryl71000]

Suez canal route has always been hard to get through. Captains of ships always buy boxes of cigarettes and booze, ss the arabs coming on board ask for it to grease their palms. If they didnt gave them extra their ship would remain there for weeks.

[@arsi9651]

Those are Yemen waters...Yemen has the right to defend itself

[@richardwainwright507]

From cargo ships?

[@steen275]

The red sea is international waters you goat banger

[@TheMagicJIZZ]

No it's not lmao

[@Patricia-ic4ee]

It’s totally shameful that we have to have this disruption,the whole world doesn’t belong to anyone,we are here for just a short while this continuing fighting over nothing but pride and money is disgraceful,

[@daveh5947]

It is what it is....

[@jonnycattle]

Why the water level of Panama canal decline in global warming and sea level rising?

[@williamralph9008]

This is an orchestrated supply chain disruption.

[@hanksyflamework]

cant risk all that cocaine ending up at the bottom of the red sea

[@stevemarler7039]

Yes it's true that the Yemen Bible says they are the chosen ones. And God gave them this sea and all the land to govern over as they see fit over 3 thousand years ago. It's clearly God's will 😮

[@michaelmcnally2331]

God seems to give a lot of land and sea out to so many people. Is there anyone that god has not promised land and sea too.

[@cdean2789]

Yeah man! 👍

[@ronpeer7975]

So they are letting some goat herders interfere in world shipping. What is wrong with the world?

[@bluecouchpodcast24]

Going via South Africa 🇿🇦 is gonna be astronomically expensive for shipping companies

[@simsonyee]

It will raise the cost of living

[@josephberrie9550]

no it wont its only a ten days difference to a 200.000 thousand ton cargo vessel with a billion dollars worth of cargo ...crewe is 40 men most on crap wages

[@stevec6427]

It's a lot cheaper than losing billions of dollars in an attack

[@unionjackjackson4352]

@@josephberrie9550fuel, insurance, wages (not just the crew), limits on cargo due to shelf life, all cost money and a lot of it, plus over time there will be less trips for each vessel thus loss of revenue, think about it, if a trip takes ten days a ship can do around 30-34 trips a year, but If a trip takes 20 days then a ship can only do 15-17 trips a year, losing half the profits and delivering only half the cargo. You’ve really got to look at the bigger picture dude.

So now going around. Who loses the money for passage?? Egypt?

[@linusschmutz3985]

😂 mostly the arabs itself

[@eastdawn2471]

If they're keep silent about it and did nothing, then they tolerate it

[@DC9848]

Hey BBC, the studio + audio feels like it's 2006. What happened to the famous production quality?

[@Agent-cu5pv]

Suez canal is going to lose a lot of business....lol. Egypt is going to pissed off.

[@mohamedabdillahi6180]

Good they don’t pay taxes

[@dxd42]

Wait, it's their marine territory hahaha Are you telling me that the United States wants to dictate other's territory?

[@andrewbarnes5045]

The red sea attacks to cover submarine moving through that area

[@alejandroavendano7988]

Oh no, I will have to wait longer for the nonsense stuff I buy

[@CurrentAffairs-lw3rw]

These are promised ships or is there idf tunnel in there? 😅

[@supersurfer1]

yea they were promised 3000000 years ago

[@DenisCalvin]

What is it all about 😢

[@fahmad7194]

This is not good 😮

[@michaelkelly9545]

Prices going up then 😏

[@user-ih6vs3eg3o]

You will own nothing and be happy

[@dmdale3598]

Yep, that route above Russia (11000 nautical miles versus the Suez 17000 from Shanghai to Rotterdam) is looking better and better.

[@implodingbaby]

isnt it filled with ice?

[@mrico523]

​​@@implodingbaby for most of the year, but the operational period is increasing. Analysts have been saying for over a decade that it's going to become a major shipping route due to global warming. Why do you think when the Russkies invaded Ukraine a few big-whigs immediately went to: let's split up Russia as revenge. What benefit would a desintegrating Russia bring that could offset the risk of nukes in the hands of unstable small republics: much easier to deal with small republics to gain control of the passage via soft power than mutually assured destruction via a nuclear war with the entire federation.

[@stevec6427]

It may be work for ice breakers but normal ships aren't going north of Russia during the winter

[@dmdale3598]

@@stevec6427 Certainly won't be this year. But 11000 miles versus war and 17000 miles... along with Bab Al Mandab looking more and more like a risk thanks to bad US policy... and the Chinese naval base the only thing safeguarding it? Ice Breakers and global warming are just two reasons why we continue a war of proxy trying to make Putin the economic bad guy.

[@Lufex_]

Ships that usually sail up there are designed with it in mind unlike your typical container ship found in normal shipping lanes. Also with the western sanctions against Russia for their invasion of Ukraine, you can forget about sailing through Russian waters.

[@stevenhe198911]

Unless new vision of "Berlin Airlift "can happen(with many An 225 size airplane ),people will suffer more inflation issues,hmm

[@rozminesmail3062]

By the way they’re Ansarallah and why should the occupied territories get their goods when Gaza can’t get any food and water? Well done Yemen

[@SajeevanMuringode]

Please sir 🙏 stop

[@flesz_]

Poor shipping firm

[@batliff]

Manufactured problems.

[@pointkr734]

Are we can't avoid this terrorists root?

[@stephenpaxman6180]

all done on purpose to make things worse for no actual reason

[@henrywilloughby8333]

Another way to put up prices

[@markymark7803]

Such a peaceful practice this Islam

[@devildevil2271]

Only certain ships for puppet master

[@stephensmith799]

Excellent clear and to-the-point reporting.

[@bongobob7079]

Unlike 90% of the BBC propaganda

[@hourbee5535]

Religion of peace.

[@nh019]

Zionism?

[@abdikatar8410]

Your whole blood is filthy. Your entire civilization exist at the expense of persecution of millions of Africans and Asians.

[@maximilius22]

It is the religion of peace because Islam was not responsible for WW1 , WW2, Hiroshima, Nagasaki, holocaust etc

[@mohammedhaneef6341]

Who is your father America r terrorist Israel 😂

[@mes382]

religion of brotherhood, nothing else worked to stop palestine genocide, now money talks

[@SajjadAhmed-qc9cn]

You restrain your pet devils

[@rbaxter286]

Hmmm, doesn't the RN have an horrendously expensive 'carrier' and task group that could solve this? Or, is this a pond too far for the RN? Send Wills there with it to make sure things go right, and get some mileage on both of those 'national treasures'. BTW, the 'extra 3000 miles' is only an issue until you get the 'shipping pipeline' filled up with vessels, then the arrivals and returns just track as before.

[@stevec6427]

The Royal Navy isn't that big these days and certainly can't patrol the entire red sea

[@SujeetSingh-rd7oc]

"Kavach!"

[@mechtechmechanical1571]

The big ships should carry ex army soldiers, it is getting like pirates in the 18th century the big ships need protection.

[@bigdaz7272]

Tories be like "Thank fook we got something else to blame our failed policies on. Phew..."

[@rocksonwilson4314]

Are the ships heading to Israel on the Red Sea being attacked due to the civil war in Yemen?

[@ganados0]

Bring manufacturing back to Europe.