German “Hapag-Lloyd” continues to divert its ships away from ‎the Suez Canal

A spokesman for the German company Hapag-Lloyd said on Tuesday that the company will continue to divert its ships away from the Suez Canal and will take the Cape of Good Hope route for security reasons.

According to Reuters, a spokesman for the fifth largest container ship company in the world said, “We consider that the situation is still serious… We are re-evaluating the matter on a daily basis and will take the following decisions on Monday, January 15.”

Hapag-Lloyd, like other competing companies, avoids the Red Sea region after targeting commercial ships in solidarity with the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), which led to disruption in global trade.