Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd says Red Sea route still 'too dangerous'
Several firms have stopped using the route following attacks.
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Several firms have stopped using the route following attacks.
Global shipping firms are gradually resuming operations in the Red Sea, following a brief suspension of transport caused by recurring attacks from Yemen’s Houthi militant group. French shipping giant CMA CGM is the latest firm to restart its Red Sea operations, it announced in a press release on 26 December. “We are currently devising plans
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The Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired on international ships and Israel’s port in the Red Sea since the Gaza war began, wreaking havoc on the global shipping industry.
MSC said one of its container ships was attacked in the Red Sea, with Hapag-Lloyd maintaining it would keep diverting ships around Africa.