Shipping

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order

Shipping giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd have suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice, they said separately on Sunday, with both citing a US executive order issued on May 1.

Hapag-Lloyd sign on a container ship at the Valparaiso port, Chile, January 11, 2024.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 4, 2026.

CS Anthem chemical tanker was second US-flagged vessel to exit Strait of Hormuz

 DHL delivery trucks parked outside a delivery center on August 26, 2025 in Berlin, Germany

European freight firms benefit from war-driven supply chain disruption

Cargo ships in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026.

Iran-linked ships drive traffic through Strait of Hormuz, ship tracking data shows


Two diverted oil tankers enter Red Sea but disruptions continue

Reuters has tracked at least 22 other oil tankers to have diverted or paused since last Friday's warning from the US-led Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain.

 A tugboat works to refloat the Oil Products Tanker BURRI after it collided with LNG Tanker BW Lesmes in the waterway of the Suez Canal, Egypt, August 23, 2023

Will Houthi attacks in Red Sea disrupt nascent peace process in Yemen?

Although the warring sides agreed to a draft peace roadmap to end Yemen's civil war, Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea and US-UK airstrikes have analysts asking if the peace plan will go ahead.

Newly-recruited fighters who joined a Houthi military force intended to be sent to fight in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, march during a parade in Sanaa, Yemen December 2, 2023

Yemen's Houthis say UN resolution on navigation on the Red Sea is 'political game'

The UN Security Council on Wednesday demanded Yemen's Houthis immediately end attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

 A man holds up a gun, as Houthi supporters rally to commemorate ten Houthi fighters killed by the US Navy in the Red Sea, in Sanaa, Yemen January 5, 2024

UN Security Council demands Houthis halt Red Sea attacks

"The threat to navigational rights and freedoms in the Red Sea is a global challenge that necessitates a global response," US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said.

 A cargo ship boat model is seen in front of "Red Sea" and "Houthi attacks" words in this illustration taken January 9, 2024.

UK deploys new ship to the Red Sea to combat Houthi attacks

Shapps warned that “The Houthis will bear (the) responsibility of the consequences should they ignore these warnings.”

 Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond (top) conducts a Replenishment at Sea (RAS) with RFA Black Rover.

Oil tankers continue Red Sea movements despite Houthi attacks - analysis

"We haven't really seen the interruption to tanker traffic that everyone was expecting," said Michelle Wiese Bockmann, a shipping analyst at Lloyd's List.

 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

Logistics ‘tinder’ offers alternative for cargo to bypass Houthi threat

Trucknet, an Israeli company, created a land bridge that offers a faster and currently safer alternative for cargo to cross from the Gulf into the Mediterranean.

Trucknet Map.jpg - Land bridge map.

Shipping firms react to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

Reactions from shipping companies indicate that the majority are rerouting away from the Red Sea.

 Ship and tug boats are seen at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah, Yemen February 1, 2017.

UK, US planning strikes as 10 Houthis killed in Red Sea

The Houthis warned that the US 'bears the consequences' of the deaths of the ten militants.

 Components of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (IKECSG), guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem (DDG 63) and French Navy frigate FS Languedoc (D 653) transit the Strait of Hormuz November 25, 2023.

Israel's live animal imports increased by 220% over last decade

While many countries are discontinuing the practice of live animal shipments for slaughter Israel continues to import animals for slaughter on a massive scale.