Maersk and Hapag Lloyd suspends Red Sea route

After the Houthis in Yemen attacked merchant ships in the Red Sea, In the statement made by  German Hapag-Lloyd and Danish A.P.Moller-Maersk transportation companies, it was stated that shipments on the Red Sea were suspended.

The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen hit ships in the Red Sea yesterday and today, causing shipping companies to take a step back. In the statement made by the German company Hapag Lloyd, the operator of the Liberian-flagged cargo ship named Al Jasrah, which was hit by the Houthis today, it was announced that container ship traffic in the Red Sea was suspended until December 18.

In the statement made by Danish transport company A.P. Moller-Maersk   it was stated that all container shipments via the Red Sea will be suspended until further notice. “Following the incident in which Maersk Gibraltar narrowly escaped yesterday and another attack on a container ship today, we have instructed all Maersk ships in the region to pass through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait to stop their voyages until further notice,” the statement said.

In the statement made today by the UK-based intelligence company Ambrey, the Houthis in Yemen stated that the Liberian-flagged cargo ship named Al Jasrah caught fire as a result of the Houthis' air attack.