Japanese shipping firm Nippon Yusen said it is joining other major companies in suspending routes through the Red Sea over Houthi rebel attacks on vessels in the vital waterway, AFP reports.
“We have suspended navigation through the Red Sea by all ships we operate,” a spokesman for the firm, also known as NYK Line, told AFP, adding the decision was to “ensure the safety of crews.”
Two other major Japanese shipping firms — Kawasaki Kisen and Mitsui O.S.K.Lines — have also suspended navigation through the Red Sea, Japanese business daily Nikkei reported on Tuesday.
Officials of the two companies were not immediately available for comment on the report.