Europe-Asia boxships in Red Sea start returning to Suez Canal
Cosco and Maersk containerships have about-turned off the coast of Saudi Arabia to avoid Yemen, while Ocean Network Express and Hapag-Lloyd vessels remain idle in the Red Sea
The 18,200 teu Mary Maersk and the 13,200 teu Cosco Faith have both reached the southern approaches of the Suez Canal after they abandoned their passage of the Bab el Mandeb Strait. Two more Cosco-operated containerships have since been turned around
