News / Some ro-ro operators carry on sailing, even as Red Sea conflict heats up

Some ro-ro operators are chancing their vessels transiting the Red Sea, just as the crisis deepens with the UK, US and others launching airstrikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

News broke late last night that the US and UK governments, with tactical support from Australia, had begun retaliatory strikes against the Iran-backed militia that has waged a two-month assault on vessels it accuses of supporting the Israeli war in Gaza.

While box ships ended 2023 with ...