News / CULines launches Red Sea service as Houthi target area expands

CUL Manila Photo: VesselFinder

China United Lines has joined the latest opportunists to launch a container shipping service through the Red Sea, despite the Houthi attacks – including a hit on a vessel in the Gulf of Aden last night.

The US Central Command said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Houthi militants had fired a missile from Yemen at 4pm local time, which struck the Ultramax bulk carrier Gibraltar Eagle, owned by US-listed Eagle Bulk Shipping about 95 nautical miles south-east of ...