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Maersk confirms no change to Red Sea diversionsMaersk confirms no change to Red Sea diversions

The Danish shipping line says its decision offers stability and certainty with safety of crew and vessels a priority.

Nick Savvides, Europe correspondent

January 24, 2025

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Credit: Maersk

Danish carrier Maersk has confirmed its stance that the line will continue with Cape of Good Hope diversions until tensions in the region are lowered.

The company posted a statement today welcoming the ceasefire and the humanitarian aid to those suffering in Gaza, but added that its priority must be the safety of its crew, vessels and, by extension, the cargo it carries.

“We have taken this decision to optimise stability and certainty across your supply chain. Returning to the area without fully ensuring safe passage could result in our networks needing to be adjusted again, which would prove complicated both operationally and indeed for supply chain management,” said Maersk.

Maersk also conformed that its collaboration with Hapag-Lloyd, the Gemini Cooperation, would continue as planned from the 1 February and that vessels operating in this alliance will also divert around the African Cape until further notice.

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About the Author

Nick Savvides

Europe correspondent

Experienced journalist working online, in monthly magazines and daily news coverage. Nick Savvides began his journalistic career working as a freelance from his flat in central London, and has since worked in Athens, while also writing for some major publications including The Observer, The European, Daily Express and Thomson Reuters. 

Most recently Nick joined The Loadstar as the publication’s news editor to develop the profile of the publication, increase its readership and to build a team that will market, sell and report on supply chain issues and container shipping news. 

This was a similar brief to his time at ci-online, the online publication for Containerisation International and Container News. During his time at ci-online Nich developed a team of freelancers and full-time employees increasing its readership substantially. He then moved to International Freighting Weekly, a sister publication, IFW also focused on container shipping, rail and trucking and ports. Both publications were published by Informa. 

Following his spell at Informa Nick joined Reed’s chemical reporting team, ICIS, as the chemical tanker reporter. While at ICIS he also reported on the chemical industry and spent some time on the oil & gas desk. 

Nick has also worked for a time at Lloyd’s Register, which has an energy division, and his role was writing their technical magazine, before again becoming a journalist at The Naval Architect for the Royal Institution of Naval Architects. After eight successful years at RINA, he joined Fairplay, which published a fortnightly magazine and daily news on the website.

Nick's time at Fairplay saw him win the Seahorse Club Journalist of the Year and Feature Writer of the Year 2018 awards.

After Fairplay closed, Nick joined an online US start-up called FreightWaves. 

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