Liner operators led by MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company will continue to avoid the Red Sea until it is safe.

That stance is reflected in liner schedules that suggest the major carriers expect to continue using the Cape of Good Hope routes, as they have since late December 2023, for much of the rest of this year.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea since November 2023, in support of Palestinians fighting Israel in Gaza, announced a