Kusukela maphakathi noNovemba, amaHouthi abelokhu ehlasela “imikhumbi exhumene ne-Israyeli” oLwandle Olubomvu. Okungenani izinkampani ezingu-13 zemikhumbi yezitsha zimemezele ukuthi zizomisa ukuhamba oLwandle Olubomvu nasemanzini aseduze noma zizungeze iCape of Good Hope. Kulinganiselwa ukuthi inani eliphelele lempahla ethwalwa yimikhumbi ephambukisiwe endleleni yoLwandle Olubomvu lidlule amaRandi ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezingu-80.
Ngokwezibalo zokulandelela zesikhulumi sedatha enkulu yokuthumela izimpahla embonini, kusukela ngo-19, inani lemikhumbi yezitsha edlula eBab el-Mandeb Strait lapho kuhlangana khona uLwandle Olubomvu neGulf of Aden, isango leSuez Canal, enye yemizila yemikhumbi ebaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni, lehle laya ku-zero, okubonisa ukuthi indlela eyinhloko eya eSuez Canal ingasebenzi.
Ngokusho kwedatha enikezwe yiKuehne + Nagel, inkampani yezokuthutha, imikhumbi engu-121 yezitsha isivele ishiywe ukungena oLwandle Olubomvu naseSuez Canal, ikhetha ukuzungeza iCape of Good Hope e-Afrika, yengeza amamayela angaba ngu-6,000 olwandle futhi kungenzeka yandise isikhathi sohambo ngeviki elilodwa kuya kwamabili. Le nkampani ilindele ukuthi imikhumbi eminingi ijoyine umzila odlulayo esikhathini esizayo. Ngokusho kombiko wakamuva we-US Consumer News & Business Channel, imithwalo yale mikhumbi ephambukisiwe emzileni woLwandle Olubomvu ibiza ngaphezu kwamaRandi ayizigidigidi ezingama-80.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, emikhunjini esakhetha ukuhamba oLwandle Olubomvu, izindleko zomshuwalense zenyuke zisuka kumaphesenti angaba ngu-0.1 kuya ku-0.2 enani lesikebhe zaya kumaphesenti angu-0.5 kuleli sonto, noma u-$500,000 ngohambo ngalunye lomkhumbi ongamaRandi ayizigidi eziyi-100, ngokusho kwemibiko eminingi yabezindaba zakwamanye amazwe. Ukushintsha umzila kusho izindleko zikaphethiloli eziphakeme kanye nokufika kwezimpahla echwebeni okulibazisekile, kuyilapho ukuqhubeka nokudlula oLwandle Olubomvu kunezingozi ezinkulu zokuphepha kanye nezindleko zomshuwalense, izinkampani zokuthutha ngemikhumbi zizobhekana nenkinga.
Izikhulu zeZizwe Ezihlangene zithi abathengi bazothwala umthwalo omkhulu wamanani ezimpahla uma inkinga emizileni yokuthumela izimpahla oLwandle Olubomvu iqhubeka.
Isikhulu sempahla yasekhaya emhlabeni wonke sixwayise ngokuthi eminye imikhiqizo ingase ibambezeleke
Ngenxa yokwanda kwesimo oLwandle Olubomvu, ezinye izinkampani seziqalile ukusebenzisa inhlanganisela yezokuthutha emoyeni nasolwandle ukuqinisekisa ukulethwa kwezimpahla okuphephile nokufika ngesikhathi. Isikhulu esiphezulu sokusebenza senkampani yezokuthutha yaseJalimane ephethe ezokuthutha emoyeni sithe ezinye izinkampani zikhetha ukuthutha izimpahla ngomkhumbi kuqala ziye eDubai, e-United Arab Emirates, bese zisuka lapho zithumela izimpahla emoyeni ziye endaweni eziya kuyo, futhi amakhasimende amaningi anikeze inkampani igunya lokuthutha izingubo, imikhiqizo kagesi nezinye izimpahla ngomoya nasolwandle.
Inkampani enkulu yefenisha yomhlaba wonke i-IKEA ixwayise ngokuthi kungenzeka kube nokubambezeleka kokulethwa kweminye yemikhiqizo yayo ngenxa yokuhlaselwa kweHouthi emikhunjini eya eSuez Canal. Okhulumela i-IKEA uthe isimo eSuez Canal sizobangela ukubambezeleka futhi singaholela ekuncipheni kokunikezwa kwemikhiqizo ethile ye-IKEA. Ukuphendula lesi simo, i-IKEA ixoxisana nabahlinzeki bezokuthutha ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izimpahla zingathuthwa ngokuphephile.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, i-IKEA iphinde ihlole ezinye izindlela zokuhambisa impahla ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imikhiqizo yayo ingalethwa kumakhasimende. Imikhiqizo eminingi yenkampani ivame ukuhamba ngoLwandle Olubomvu kanye neSuez Canal isuka ezimbonini e-Asia iye eYurophu nakwezinye izimakethe.
I-Project 44, umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zeplatifomu yokubonisa ulwazi ngochungechunge lokuhlinzekwa kwempahla emhlabeni jikelele, waphawula ukuthi ukugwema iSuez Canal kuzongeza izinsuku ezingu-7-10 ezikhathini zokuthumela, okungase kuholele ekushodeni kwesitoko ezitolo ngoFebhuwari.
Ngaphezu kokubambezeleka komkhiqizo, uhambo olude luzokwandisa nezindleko zokuthumela, okungaba nomthelela emananini. Inkampani yokuhlaziya ukuthunyelwa kwezimpahla i-Xeneta ilinganisela ukuthi uhambo ngalunye phakathi kwe-Asia neNyakatho Yurophu lungabiza imali eyengeziwe eyizigidi eziyi-1 zamaRandi ngemva kokushintsha komzila, izindleko ezizogcina zidluliselwe kubathengi abathenga izimpahla.
Amanye amabhrendi nawo aqaphelisise umthelela isimo soLwandle Olubomvu esingaba nawo ezindleleni zawo zokuhlinzeka. Inkampani eyenza imishini yaseSweden i-Electrolux isungule iqembu elisebenzayo kanye nezinkampani zayo ukuze libheke izindlela ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa ukuthola ezinye izindlela noma ukubeka phambili ukulethwa. Kodwa-ke, inkampani ilindele ukuthi umthelela ekulethweni ungase ulinganiselwe.
Inkampani yobisi iDanone ithe iqaphelisise isimo oLwandle Olubomvu kanye nabaphakeli bayo kanye nabalingani bayo. Umthengisi wezingubo wase-US i-Abercrombie & Fitch Co. Uhlela ukushintshela kwezokuthutha emoyeni ukuze agweme izinkinga. Le nkampani ithe umzila woLwandle Olubomvu oya eSuez Canal ubalulekile ebhizinisini layo ngoba yonke impahla yayo evela eNdiya, eSri Lanka naseBangladesh ihamba ngale ndlela iya e-United States.
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