Odfjell : Ships will take additional time , expense to travel around Horn of Africa . Odfjell SE means its 90-plus ships will take the additional time and expense to sail around the southern tip of Africa instead of going through the Suez Canal , a shortcut for mariners for nearly a century and a half . ` Company to sail through Gulf of Aden only if contractually agreed to . The attacks have increased sharply in perilous Gulf of Aden region this year . Multinational naval force has been patrolling the area to provide protection .
Odfjell : Ships will take additional time , expense to travel around Horn of Africa . Company to sail through Gulf of Aden only if contractually agreed to . The attacks have increased sharply in perilous Gulf of Aden region this year . Multinational naval force has been patrolling the area to provide protection .