Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd: No Deals with Houthis to Avoid Attacks in the Red Sea

Shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk stated today, Monday, that they "have not made any agreements with the Iran-aligned Houthis to avoid their ships being targeted in the Red Sea," and both companies denied a report stating that some shipping companies had begun making such deals. The report published by the shipping-focused site "Shipping Watch" led to a decline in the shares of both companies.