Top container lines reroute from Red Sea to avoid attacks
MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd have all paused their vessels transiting the Red Sea as Houthi militia step up attacks on commercial shipping.
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MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd have all paused their vessels transiting the Red Sea as Houthi militia step up attacks on commercial shipping.
The disruption to usual trade flows is expected to result in higher prices and delays, which will only intensify the longer the disruption lasts, as alternative routes can add thousands of miles to shipping journeys.
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Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez Canal.
Sky News understands about 300 people are sheltering in the Holy Family Parish in Gaza City. The Archbishop of Westminster tells Sky News the deaths of two women there were a "cold bloodied killing". Meanwhile, trade through the Red Sea is being increasingly affected by the war.