Shipping Industry Leaders Urge Greater International Action to Curb Houthi Attacks

Published on June 19, 2024

A coalition of shipping industry leaders on June 19 renewed calls for the international community to step in and protect ships sailing through Red Sea shipping lanes as attacks by the Houthi terrorists in Yemen continue. “It is deplorable that innocent seafarers are being attacked while simply performing their jobs, vital jobs which keep the world warm, fed, and clothed,” reads a joint press statement signed by the heads of 15 maritime shipping trade associations and organizations. The industry leaders said the attacks in the Red Sea and the adjoining waterways had become unacceptable. “We call for states with influence in the region to safeguard our innocent seafarers and for the swift de-escalation of the situation in the Red Sea,” the joint letter stated....

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