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A CMA CGM container ship that was hit by a missile in the Strait of Hormuz in early May suffered such severe damage that the French shipping group might send it for scrapping, according to its chief executive.
The attack on the CMA CGM San Antonio left several crew members injured, who were evacuated. The vessel is one of many merchant ships attacked during the Iran-United States war.
"It was so damaged that we wondered if we should send it for scrapping," said Rodolphe Saadé, Chairman and CEO of CMA CGM.
The head of the shipping company indicated that, after being stranded in the strait for weeks, the container ship was escorted to a safe location.
Saadé also added that the group does not currently plan to send ships back to the Gulf and that the Iranian side was currently advising against it.
The company executive reiterated his opposition to transit fees for using the Strait of Hormuz, which are among the unresolved issues in peace talks between the United States and Iran.
CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping company, had 14 vessels in the Gulf at the beginning of the war with Iran, which practically closed the waterway.
Several ships have already left the area, and of the remaining ones, CMA CGM would like another four to depart, Saadé said. In this regard, the CEO indicated that some of their vessels remaining there are intended to operate within the Gulf.
