Shipping giant Maersk: Operations to, from and in Israel are functioning as normal

Danish shipping company Maersk says its Israeli operations have not been disprupted.

“At this time, all Maersk operations to, from and within Israel are functioning as normal without disruption,” the company says in an advisory to clients on its website.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels began attacking ships in the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea last November, a campaign they say is intended to signal solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas, which began with the terror group’s devastating October 7 assault on southern Israel.

The Houthi attacks have disrupted global shipping, forcing firms to reroute to longer and more expensive journeys around southern Africa. The cost of insuring a seven-day voyage through the Red Sea has risen by hundreds of thousands of dollars.