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Maersk sends 2 US-flagged box ships through Red Sea
来源：shippingazette 编辑：编辑部 发布：2024/01/23 08:46:27
DANISH shipping giant Maersk has sent two US-flagged containerships through the Red Sea carrying goods for the United States Government, according to tracking data.
The two ships, the 6,500-TEU Maersk Sentosa and 6,200-TEU Maersk Kensington, sailed from Salalah in Oman through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and were headed north through the Red Sea.
The Maersk Sentosa and the Kensington are part of Maersk Line Limited, a US subsidiary of the Danish company, so flagged to be eligible for US Government contracts under the Jones Act.
With a fleet of 20 smaller container vessels, the unit ships goods for US agencies including the Department of Defence, State Department and USAID, Maersk said.
"The few Maersk Line Limited-vessels making the crossing are doing so near US warships, which have reduced the risks to the crews and cargo," Maersk said in an email to Reuters.
The two ships, the 6,500-TEU Maersk Sentosa and 6,200-TEU Maersk Kensington, sailed from Salalah in Oman through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and were headed north through the Red Sea.
The Maersk Sentosa and the Kensington are part of Maersk Line Limited, a US subsidiary of the Danish company, so flagged to be eligible for US Government contracts under the Jones Act.
With a fleet of 20 smaller container vessels, the unit ships goods for US agencies including the Department of Defence, State Department and USAID, Maersk said.
"The few Maersk Line Limited-vessels making the crossing are doing so near US warships, which have reduced the risks to the crews and cargo," Maersk said in an email to Reuters.