10-nation coalition to tackle supply chain disruption in Red Sea

19 Dec '23

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The US has announced a 10-nation coalition to counter missile and drone attacks from Yemeni Houthi rebels on ships on transit in the Red Sea.
Operation Prosperity Guardian includes the UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain.
Some of the countries will conduct joint patrols, while others will offer intelligence support.

The US yesterday announced a 10-nation coalition to counter missile and drone attacks from Yemeni Houthi rebels on ships on transit in the Red Sea after several prominent maritime companies ceased their ships from entering the Red Sea due to the increasing attacks on the vessels.

Companies like Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), CMA CGM, Equinor, OOCL, HMM, Evergreen, Yang Ming, Frontline, Euronav and BP have halted their operations in the Red Sea.

“Operation Prosperity Guardian is bringing together multiple countries to include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain, to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, with the goal of ensuring freedom of navigation for all countries and bolstering regional security and prosperity,” US secretary of defense Lloyd J Austin III said in a statement in Bahrain.

Some of the countries will conduct joint patrols, while others will offer intelligence support.

Attacks on tankers, cargo ships and other vessels in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels have increased in recent months, badly affecting the maritime transit route that carries up to 12 per cent of global trade traffic.

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