Maersk says to avoid Red Sea for foreseeable future
Friday, 5 January 2024 Shipping giant Maersk said Friday that it would divert all vessels around Africa instead of using the Red Sea and Suez Canal for the "foreseeable future" after Yemeni rebels attacked its merchant ships. The Danish company cited the highly volatile situation and noted that the security risk remains high. "We have therefore decided that all Maersk vessels due to transit the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden will be diverted south around the Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future," it said in a statement.
Container shipping giant Maersk is diverting all vessels from Red Sea routes around Africa's Cape of Good Hope instead for the foreseeable future, it said on Friday (January 5), warning customers to prepare for significant disruption. Fiona Jones reports.
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