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Shipping Firm Maersk Preparing for Resumption of Red Sea Voyages After Attacks from Yemen

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shipping firm Maersk says that it`s preparing to allow vessels to resume sailing through the Red Sea, thanks to the start of a U.S.-led multinational naval operation to protect shipping from attacks by Houthi rebels in …

Viewpoint: With Sailors Stranded, Shippers Face a Hard Choice

Before the pandemic, 100,000 seafarers traveled in and out of the world’s ports every month. Some had spent weeks or months aboard the cargo ships, tankers and other merchant vessels that are essential to moving products and commodities across the …