Maersk Expands Red Sea Return With MECL Service Through Suez Canal

Maersk is expanding its gradual return to the Suez Canal, announcing that its MECL service linking India, the Middle East and the U.S. East Coast will once again transit the Red Sea after recently confirming a similar move for the AE15 service.

The carrier said the change follows the successful Red Sea transit of the Majestic Maersk and represents another step in its phased restoration of services through the region after nearly three years of widespread diversions around the Cape of Good Hope due to Houthi attacks on shipping.

The latest move also revives Maersk’s MECL service through the Suez