"Maersk Halts Red Sea Navigation Indefinitely Following Houthi Attack"

Maersk has suspended its shipping transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden indefinitely after the M/V Maersk Hangzhou was attacked by a missile and small boats, which were subsequently neutralized with the help of a U.S. Navy helicopter. The incident is part of a series of attacks by Iran-backed Houthis, leading to heightened security concerns in the region. Maersk is rerouting vessels and assessing the situation to minimize the impact on customers' supply chains, while about half of the containerships that normally transit the region have been rerouted since December. The U.S. Central Command has recorded multiple illegal attacks by the Houthis on international shipping in recent months.