Red Sea attacks disrupt container shipping
Major logistics service providers are suspending shipping journeys through the Red Sea after a series of missile attacks. Rebel groups in Yemen confirmed that they had fired missiles at container ships in the region.
A.P. Moller-Maersk said on December 15 that it was suspending all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice. It confirmed that one of its vessels, the Maersk Gibraltar, had come under attack. It called the attacks alarming, and said they posed a significant threat to ships and crews.
Two other carriers, CMA CGM and Hapag Lloyd, quickly confirmed that they were also suspending services in the region. Hapag Lloyd said one of its ships, Al Jasrah, came under attack on December 15 and that it was re-routing its ships around the Cape of Good Hope.
