News / As warships move into the Red Sea, carriers delay or re-route 100+ box ships

As US warships steam for the Gulf of Aden, Cosco-owned OOCL has stopped “cargo acceptance to and from Israel, with immediate effect, until further notice”, while over 100 vessels have either delayed or re-routed voyages rather than risk a Red Sea transit.

This morning, Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen – whose company has some 2,206 teu due to transit the Red Sea in the coming days – said that around 78 vessels were “delayed and awaiting orders”, while some 46 containerships had ...