Ongoing tensions in Red Sea to raise carbon emissions of vessels: Suez Canal chairman
STORY: Ongoing tensions in Red Sea to raise carbon emissions of vessels: Suez Canal chairman
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 26, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:20
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. Various shots (by the Suez Canal Authority) of a video conference
2. Shots of ships passing through the Suez Canal
STORYLINE:
Chairman of Egypt's Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie said on Thursday that ongoing tensions in the Red Sea threaten "to exacerbate the volume of harmful carbon emissions of vessels as they consume larger amounts of fuel when they take alternative routes and sail for longer distances."
His comments came during a virtual meeting with Arsenio Dominguez Velasco, the newly appointed secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to discuss the repercussions of the current situation in the Red Sea region.
"Navigation in the Suez Canal continues and has not stopped despite the various challenges... and we continue to communicate with customers and support
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