Maersk Resumes Suez Canal Sailings

Shipping group Maersk announced that another joint service with Hapag Lloyd will resume sailings through the Suez Canal. The ME1 route connecting India and Europe will now bypass Africa. Both companies continue monitoring Red Sea security.

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FILE PHOTO: A truck with a Maersk container at APM Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 4, 2026.

AP MOLLER-MAERSK A/S-A will resume Suez Canal sailings for another joint container service, cutting transit times between India and Europe. The Danish shipping group announced the shift on Monday morning, marking a gradual return to the key trade shortcut. Shippers abandoned the corridor in late 2023 following attacks in the Red Sea.