Maersk Reroutes Red Sea Container Ships Back to Suez Canal

Shipping containers are transported on a Maersk Line vessel through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, Egypt, on July 7, 2021. Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

COPENHAGEN—Denmark’s Maersk said on Thursday it has rerouted four out of five container vessels that were stuck in the Red Sea back towards the Suez Canal and the long journey around Africa to avoid the risk of attack.

Yemen-based Houthi rebels recently attacked a number of vessels in the southern Red Sea, including a Maersk ship on Saturday, disrupting global trade and raising fears of a fresh bout of global inflation as shipping rates soared.