Maersk is suspending its vessels’ passage through a key Red Sea strait following attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels

MIDDLE EAST — One of the world’s largest shipping companies, Maersk, said Friday it was suspending its vessels’ passage through a key Red Sea strait following attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels on merchant ships. “Following the near-miss incident involving Maersk Gibraltar yesterday and yet another attack on a container vessel today, we have instructed all Maersk vessels in the area bound to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait to pause their journey until further notice,” the Danish company said... timesofisrael.com