Abdulwahab Al-Durra, the Minister of Transport in the Sana’a government, stated in a press statement that “maritime navigation in the Red Sea is proceeding normally.”
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He further added in his media statement on Thursday that through daily monitoring, it has been revealed that “the decrease in the number of ships is up to 1 or 2%, which is less than usual due to the militarization of the Red Sea by the US.”
He clarified that “the number of ships passing through the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait heading to the Suez Canal is the same as the daily, monthly, and yearly average.”
Minister Al-Durra also affirmed that “the relevant authorities in the Ministry of Transport are monitoring maritime traffic on a daily basis, and Yemen’s ports and the countries overlooking the Red Sea are operating smoothly without any problems.”