FRANKFURT/ATHENS/LONDON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) –Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Hong Kong’s OOCL said on Thursday they would avoid the Red Sea, the latest shipping companies to do so after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group on vessels disrupted global trade, prompting the establishment of…

Dubai (AFP) – Two of the world’s largest shipping firms, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, said Friday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global commerce, after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area. The Iran-backed Huthis, who control much…

ALBAWABA – The United States has formally called on Australia to send a warship to the US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to repel the Houthi group’s targeting of Israeli vessels, local media said on Thursday. ABC News…