Three container ships, one each from MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM, were identified on VesselsValue AIS heading south in the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea danger zone despite the carrier’s saying they had re-routed vessels around the African Cape.

With continued attacks on ships in the Red Sea the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) says the safety of seafarers should be paramount, as Ocean Network Express (ONE) becomes the latest to say it is avoiding the region.

Continued attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea, including a missile strike on a Norwegian chemical tanker, have prompted more vessel operators to halt Suez transits or divert vessels around the African Cape.

The US is launching a multi-national security initiative – Operation Prosperity Guardian – to protect shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from attacks by Houthi militia.

MSC, CMA CGM, Maersk, and Hapag-Lloyd have all paused their vessels transiting the Red Sea and are rerouting via the Cape of Good Hope as Houthi militia step up attacks on commercial shipping.

AP Moller – Maersk has decided to close down its operations in Syria from the beginning of December.

AP Moller - Maersk and Nissan Motor have inked a long-term partnership and opened the dediacted Wuhan Warehousing and Distribution facility.

Danish container ship operator Maersk has secured enough green methanol, 500,000 tonnes annually, from Beijing-based green energy provider Goldwind Science & Technology Co to power half its 24-ship methanol powered orderbook.

Ending a long-standing relationship can be messy, but Maersk and MSC appear to be dissolving their 2M consortium with the minimum of fuss, with the Asia/Europe trades disentangled, attention turned to the Atlantic.