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German shipping company says suspending Red Sea traffic amid Houthi strikes

By AFP and Jacob Magid
15 December 2023, 7:55 pm 4 Edit
A Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on November 19, 2023, in the Red Sea. (Houthi Media Center via AP, File)
A Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on November 19, 2023, in the Red Sea. (Houthi Media Center via AP, File)

German transport company Hapag-Lloyd announces it is suspending Red Sea container ship traffic until December 18, after one of its vessels was attacked by Huthi rebels from Yemen.

“Hapag-Lloyd is interrupting all container ship traffic across the Red Sea until Monday,” the company says in a statement sent to AFP.

The move comes hours after Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping companies, announced a similar decision.

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