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More services return to the Red Sea

[ February 3, 2026   //   Chris Lewis ]

Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd are to return one of their shared services under the Gemini Cooperation to the Red Sea and the Suez Canal, with naval assistance.

The ME11 service connects India and the Middle East with the Mediterranean. From mid-February, changes will be implemented on westbound sailings as of vessel Albert Maersk and on eastbound sailings as of vessel Astrid Maersk.

Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk will move the AE12 and AE15 to the Red Sea at a later stage.. 

The highest possible security precautions will be undertaken, and the lines will continue to monitor the security situation in the Middle East region very closely.

Earlier, Maersk announced that it would return its MECL service between the Middle East, India and the US East Coast to Suez.

Tags: Maersk; Hapag-Lloyd