State of Freight Israel-Hamas ceasefire will not bring global freight fleet back to Red Sea quickly

Andreea Neblea

Maritime experts and shipping industry insiders are not expecting a return of ocean carriers to the Red Sea anytime soon, despite the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal . "This is all still very early days," said Alan Murphy, founder and CEO of Sea-Intelligence. "The Houthis in Yemen have justified their attacks on international shipping as a response to the Israel-Hamas war, but there are no guarantees that the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire will be a lasting one, or that this will lead to an end to