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"Australia is 11,000 kilometres from the Red Sea but it is not immune from the
drone and missile attacks on container ships attempting to move through one of
the world’s busiest thoroughfares.
Since November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched more than 20
attacks on container ships using drones, ballistic missiles, and in one case,
an explosive unoccupied vessel. The attacks have come in response to the war in
the Gaza Strip.
This has prompted logistics firms including Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd and Evergreen
as well as the oil giant BP, to pause ship movements through a channel that
carries 12% of the world’s seaborne cargo, mostly between Europe and Asia and
locations further south including Australia and New Zealand.
The impact has been significant, particularly for China, India, Vietnam,
Thailand and Indonesia as well as European countries including the United
Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Italy."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
