Cosco ships join dwindling number risking Red Sea passage
Both general cargoships with container capacity operated by the Chinese giant are stressing their Chinese identity on AIS transmissions as they approach the Houthi-controlled Bab el Mandeb Strait
While not the first Cosco vessels braving these waters, the latest voyages signal that the Chinese giant remains undeterred by the escalating attacks and is lured in by the more efficient, shorter journey connecting Asia and Europe