Maersk to resume sailings via Red Sea and Suez Canal

Shipping group Maersk will resume sailings via ‍the Red Sea and the Suez Canal for its MECL service, connecting ‍the Middle East and India with the US east coast, the Danish company said on Thursday. “Maersk has decided to implement a structural return to the trans-Suez route for all MECL service sailings,” ⁠the company said in a statement, adding that this was part of a stepwise approach for its fleet. Shipping companies are weighing a return to the critical Asia-Europe trade corridor more than two years after they started rerouting vessels around Africa following Yemeni Houthis’ attacks on ships in the Red Sea in what they ‍said was a show of solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. Maersk on Monday said one ‍of ‍its vessels had tested ⁠the route as a ceasefire ‌in Gaza raised hopes for ⁠normal shipping traffic. The change ‍for the MECL service comes