German Company Considers Temporarily Suspending Sailing in the Red Sea

A spokesperson for the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd announced on Friday that the company is considering whether to suspend sailing through the Red Sea, following reports of one of its ships being attacked near Yemen. It stated that it "will decide after December 18 whether to extend the suspension of maritime journeys." Earlier on Friday, Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk announced that it would halt all container shipping operations through the Red Sea until further notice, opting for a longer route around Africa.