SHIPPERS’ LAMENT

Shipping industry calls for urgent action to end Red Sea attacks

Eight months of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on commercial vessels have pushed up insurance rates

Container ships berthing in Singapore, where disrupted schedules caused by the rerouting of ships away from the Red Sea are stretching capacity of ports. (Photo: Getty Images)

Cargo shippers, cruise boat owners and insurers are calling for urgent action to put an end to eight months of attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

“We call for states with influence in...