Hapag-Lloyd provides land transportation across Saudi Arabia amid turmoil in the Red Sea

The German shipping group Hapag-Lloyd said on Monday that it will continue to direct its ships to sail around the Cape of Good Hope until further notice against the backdrop of attacks on ships in the Red Sea, after it announced that it would open land corridors through Saudi Arabia to mitigate the impact of the situation on its business.

According to Reuters, the company added, “We continue to monitor and review the situation constantly.” “As soon as conditions change and the situation becomes safe again, our ships will sail through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.”

In a previous statement to customers published on its website, the company said that it would provide land transportation lines from Jebel Ali, Dammam and Jubail for its service that departs from Jeddah.

“Our goal is to provide customers with a suitable solution to overcome this unexpected disruption until the situation in the Red Sea returns to normal,” she said.

The company studies at regular intervals whether it is possible to return to the normal shipping route through the Suez Canal.

Hapag-Lloyd regularly provides logistics services, bringing goods from ports by road or rail.

The shipping company says it operates in 55 ports and 53 land stations in the Middle East.