Yemen Eco | News:
The Ships’ movement seemed at Hodeida port natural on last Saturday.
One day after the American designation of Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) as a particularly specific Int’l terrorist group.
According to the data of the movement of ships issued by the Red Sea Ports’ Corporation In order to find out the impact of this designation on the movement in the port, which receives more than 75% of the country’s imports.
The movement of ships is proceeding normally after the American designation decision.
The data showed that the new ships entered the port and others joined the list of ships expected to arrive comparing the total number of ships included in the movement’s data in the port of Hodeida.
Since last Thursday, before the US designation decision entered into force until Saturday.
It was found that the number of ships anchored In the port’s berth, and the awaiting and the expected to arrive 36 ships Compared to 34 ships last Thursday and 30 ships on Friday, the day the US decision entered into force.
On the other hand, an official source confirmed at the Red Sea Ports Corporation which runs the ports of Hodeida, Int’l companies that ship goods to Hodeida, didn’t show any behavior in the new contracts with Yemeni importers
Stressing that the movement in the ports is processing normally, as well as the import operations, proceed with the same usual steps.
And the American newspaper” New York Times” had said in a report and published on February 8th.
The US has begun working to ensure that the decision to designate the” Ansar Allah” movement as terrorist group will not affect the movement of Hodeida ports.
In its report, the newspaper quoted an American official, who declined to be identified as saying:“US officials have already issued special licenses to ensure the continuation of humanitarian aids.
Enable the companies to import food, medicine and fuel to Yemen, including through Houthi –controlled ports.