Dear Customer,

In view of recent events concerning various container ships being attacked in the Red Sea area, shipping companies declare pausing all journeys via Red Sea and Suez Canal.

As per information, to safeguard your valuable Cargo, Vessels and its Crew, all services will be rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope. Please note that this disruption will impact the sailing schedule by several days for shipments that are booked via Suez transit. These will have an immediate effect in terms of transit times, schedules and freight costs also.

Please find below notifications from main shipping companies explain about their decisions on this sense.

https://www.msc.com/en/newsroom/customer-advisories/2023/december/cac-price-announcement-ipak-and-middle-east-to-europe

https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2023/12/15/maersk-operations-through-red-sea-gulf-of-aden

https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/4534/cma-cgm-operations-in-the-red-sea-red-sea-charge-announcement

https://www.one-line.com/en/news/preventive-measures-navigation-red-sea

We appreciate your understanding and co-operation during these unforeseen circumstances.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions regarding your shipments.

Thanking you for your continuous support to BDG International.