January 17, 2024 — Tokyo, Japan-based maritime shipping operator Nippon Yusen (NYK) has suspended sailing through the Red Sea and is considering route changes in the near future.
The announcement, made on 16 January, according to Reuters, follows Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd’s decisions to reroute earlier this month. In December 2023, a Maersk vessel was attacked in the Red Sea by the Yemen-based Houthi militia, who claim to be carrying out these attacks in response to Israel’s retaliation against Hamas following the latter group’s offensive into Israel on 7 October.