A Eukor Car Carrier vessel took the long way when it arrived in Jeddah last week.
The 6,677-ceu Asian Trust (built 2000) was in the Arabian Sea near India on 18 December, when Wallenius Wilhelmsen — which holds a controlling stake in Eukor — directed ships to avoid the Red Sea, prompted by the frequent attacks on vessels by Houthi militants in nearby Yemen.
