The forking of the warfare in the Middle East and the loading crisis it has caused in the Red Sea are severely disrupting the flows of farming exportation and threaten the movement in many countries . Mourad Erraguragui , vice - president of the Moroccan Association of Intercontinental Road Transport and branch director of a multinational freight company operating in Morocco , explains the effects of the Red Sea crisis on Maroc exporters .
Mourad Erraguragui , vice - president of the AMTRI
To this day , the blockage at the Bab Al Mandab Strait , south of the Red Sea , persists , say Erragueragui : " Despite the universe of a coalescence by the USA to stop up maritime traffic in the region , nothing has exchange . Shipping companies consider the risk too slap-up , and most of them have decide to make the detour around the Cape of Good Hope . This billet is unbearable , as it represents 15 % of the humankind ’s shipping flows . Most of the shipping companies have deserted the Red Sea , which has an impact on all exportation , but also on imports from and to Asia , including in the farming sector . "
This major crisis separate the world into two parts , more or less disconnected depending on the products deal , adds Erraguragui : " On the one helping hand , there ’s Europe and North Africa , on the other , Asia and easter Africa . The damage to agrarian campaigns varies according to the intersection in time of year . The hardest hit crusade are those of citrus fruits in Egypt , apples in Poland and other European countries , and grapes in India , for good example . "
Erraguragui adds that " the shortfall in deal will before long become apparent - if nothing changes - at the prison term of the Chinese New Year , which is a not bad opportunity for fruit exports to China . " The crisis also co-occur with the procurement menstruum in preparation for the calendar month of Ramadan , which ignore Maroc exporters off from countries with turgid Muslim populations in Asia , such as India , Bangladesh , Pakistan , Indonesia , and Malaysia .
It is hard to accurately assess the impact of the crisis on Maroc exporter for the simple reason that the Moroccan hunting expedition is already suffering the full effects of the drought , which has substantially boil down exports to Asia , as exporters are focusing on the European food market with the mass they were able-bodied to reap this season .
Erraguragui adds : " The Red Sea crisis has exasperate the impact on the Moroccan farming sector , as conveyance cost from and to Asia have now increased , and even double in some cases , and delivery times have rise by 10 - 15 days . This makes export fresh Moroccan produce too expensive for the end consumer , not to mention the foresightful delivery time that some perishable product can not withstand . The whole ecosystem is affected , including workers who fall behind working twenty-four hours and transporters " . The products most strike , given the current menstruation of the time of year , are berries and citrus yield .
Is there any sign that the spot will soon come to an end?“No one can foreshadow when or how it will end , " replies Erraguragui . “In fact , no one could have envision the outbreak of this crisis and the Houthis ' affair in the war . merchant marine is a eminent - risk sector that can undergo sudden , profound , and long - lasting changes . However , if the crisis persist or worsens , we can expect ocean freight prices via the Cape of Good Hope to brace or even decrease once all parties have acclimatized to the new descent and the daily fluctuations have ceased . "
For more entropy : Mourad ErraguraguiMoroccan Association of Intercontinental Road Transport ( AMTRI)Tel . : +212539340706 / +212539321716Email:[email protected]www.amtrimaroc.com
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