May 7, 2024-- Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)-- Shipping giant Maersk (Copenhagen, Denmark) said it is rerouting around the Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future to avoid conflict in the Red Sea, where Iranian-backed forces are targeting the maritime industry.

Maersk said Monday that the complexity of the situation in the Red Sea is evolving and expanding, with attacks moving further and further offshore.