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Carriers still avoid the Red Sea even though war ships are on the way

The US will lead a military coalition in the Red Sea to restore security for the merchant fleet. But shipping companies are still sailing south around Africa. 
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will not proceed through the Suez Canal until the US-led coalition can ensure complete security, the two shipping companies tell ShippingWatch. | Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd will not proceed through the Suez Canal until the US-led coalition can ensure complete security, the two shipping companies tell ShippingWatch. | Photo: Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by DAG HOLMSTAD, SEBASTIAN SCHLÜTER JACOBSEN, LIV ALMER

It could be some time before a military coalition led by the US restores security for the commercial fleet operating in the Red Sea amidst an unprecedented wave of attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthi movement.

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