After multiple attacks on shipping vessels from Houthi forces in Yemen, Maersk paused its ships’ journeys through the Red Sea passage.

Maersk announced Friday that it will suspend all shipping through the Red Sea for the “foreseeable future” because of the threat of attacks on vessels using the vital maritime trading route.

Map from MarineTraffic of shipping routes through Red Sea on Match 21, 2025 with rough boundaries of area of operations of Ansar Allah, known as the Houthis.

The Red Sea is a major global shipping route, providing a trade passage for goods travelling between Asia, the Middle East and Europe - nearly 30 per cent of global container traffic and vital oil ...

The Galaxy Leader cargo ship was hijacked by Houthi rebels while sailing through the Red Sea shipping route. The picture taken during an organised tour by Yemen's Huthi rebels on November 22, 2023 ...

The container shipping giant on Sunday paused all Red Sea sailings for 48 hours following attempts by Yemen-based Houthi rebels to board the Maersk Hangzhou. US military helicopters repelled the ...

LONDON, Jan 17 (Reuters) - Companies transporting their products around the world are not ready to return to the Red Sea trade route in the wake of a Gaza ceasefire deal because of uncertainty ...

Maersk announced Friday that it will suspend all shipping through the Red Sea for the “foreseeable future” because of the threat of attacks on vessels using the vital maritime trading route.

Red Sea Trade Route Will Remain Too Risky Even After Gaza Ceasefire Deal, Industry Executives Say By Jonathan Saul and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) - Companies transporting their products around ...