The shipping industry has been holding its breath since late 2025, waiting to see who would be the first to return to the Red Sea. Maersk now appears to be that carrier. Maersk has announced a structural return of its MECL service to the trans-Suez route , marking the first permanent service adjustment back to the corridor since vessels were diverted around the Cape of Good Hope due to security risks in the Red Sea. The decision follows the successful transits of the Maers

Two vessels from CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping line, have travelled through the Suez Canal, the authority that runs the waterway said on Tuesday, in a sign the disruptions linked to the Gaza war could be easing. While the Suez Canal provides the fastest link between Asia and Europe, since November 2023, shipping companies have had to take much longer routes because Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi militants attacked commercial vessels, saying they were acti