A.P. Moller-Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are shifting four additional containership services from routes around Africa to the Red Sea and Suez Canal, linking Asia, the Mediterranean and Europe. The services join two others resumed earlier this year, as the carriers reassess security near Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Bab al-Mandeb chokepoint after avoiding the corridor since late 2023. Hapag-Lloyd Chief Executive Rolf Habben Jansen said demand has remained resilient despite higher fuel, insurance, handling and inland-transport costs, while the company has suspended Strait of Hormuz transits. Hapag-Lloyd also reported disruption-related costs of about $50 million to $60 million per week during the period covered by its June customer call and is revising its proposed $4.2 billion acquisition of Zim to address Israeli security concerns.