Trade
Maersk Decides the Red Sea Is Too Unsafe for Its Ships for Now
- Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd announce they’ll continue to avoid region
- Houthi rebels have attacked ships passing key way point
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Container shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S said it will once again stop letting its vessels sail through the Red Sea, a vital trade corridor, after another of its carriers came under attack in the space of a few weeks.
“We have decided to pause all transits through the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden until further notice,” Copenhagen-based Maersk said in a notice on its website. While it had already announced a pause that was only for two days as it reviewed the situation.