Hapag-Lloyd to Continue to Avoid Suez Canal, Decide Again Next Week

Tuesday, 09 January 2024 06:57 AM EST ET

Germany's Hapag-Lloyd will continue to divert its vessels away from the Suez Canal and around the Cape of Good Hope for security reasons, a spokesperson for the company said Tuesday.

"We deem the situation still dangerous," the spokesperson for the world's fifth-biggest container liner said. "We have daily re-assessments and will have next decisions taken Monday Jan. 15."

Like rivals, Hapag-Lloyd is avoiding the Red Sea area after Yemen's Houthi militant group began targeting commercial vessels, disrupting global trade, to show their support for Hamas.

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Germany's Hapag-Lloyd will continue to divert its vessels away from the Suez Canal and around the Cape of Good Hope for security reasons, a spokesperson for the company said Tuesday.
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