Hafnia halts all ships heading towards or within Bab al-Mandab Strait

Hafnia

12/01/2024 14:17

Jan 12 (Reuters) - Shipping firm Hafnia  HAFNI.OL  said
on Friday it has decided to immediately halt all ships heading
towards or within the Bab al-Mandab Strait and north of the 16th
parallel.
     Hafnia statement said the decision was made after an
advisory from the Combined Maritime Forces to stay clear of the
region, after the launch of U.S. British air strikes against
Houthi forces in Yemen.
    

 (Reporting by Robert Harvey and Paul Carsten in London; editing
by Mark Heinrich)
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