India’s defence ministry is providing protective escorts to Indian containerships in the high seas around the Red Sea as the security situation there continues to simmer, a government source said on Friday.
Containers could face delays of 14 days in their turnaround time due to taking a longer sea route around Africa, which is also causing higher transport and insurance costs.
Ships have been avoiding the Red Sea after the Houthi militant group stepped up maritime attacks against commercial vessels, which it said was a response to Israel’s military campaign in the Gaza Strip.
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