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Bangkok Post – War, weather put ocean shippers on notice for rough seas

Container ships docked at the Port of Hamburg in Germany on Dec 20, 2023. (Photo: Bloomberg)

LOS ANGELES – Recent hostilities in the Red Sea have thrown global shippers of vital goods for a loop — but it is hardly the only issue that big carriers are facing as 2024 kicks off.

Giants like Maersk say the industry, which handles 90% of global trade, faces the possibility of significant disruptions, from ongoing wars to droughts affecting key routes like the Panama…

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