Maersk schedules more than 50 ships to travel via Suez Canal

Catch up quick: In response to the Israel-Hamas war, Houthis began attacking ships in the Red Sea entering or leaving the Suez Canal, forcing global shipping giants to reroute their vessels and disrupting international shipping.

• Earlier this month, the U.S. expanded a maritime security initiative, called Operation Prosperity Guardian, in response to the attacks.
• Maersk announced Sunday that it would resume shipping through the Red Sea.
• The company acknowledged that while the overall risk wasn't completely eliminated, it noted that OPG had been "deployed to allow maritime commerce to pass" through the region.

State of play: While it's not clear when the first ship will pass through the Red Sea, the company noted the schedule was "subject to change based on specific contingency plans that may be formed over the coming days."

• Maersk told Axios it could not speak to the exact timing or location of its vessels or the specific security measures it has in place due to security concerns.

• Other Maersk vessels are continuing to be diverted via Africa's Cape of Good Hope.

Worth noting: The Houthi rebels have vowed to continue their attacks despite the expanded U.S.-led security force.

• On Tuesday, U.S. forces in the region destroyed a swarm of drones and missiles fired by the Houthis during an hours-long attack in the Red Sea.

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