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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Yann SCHREIBER, Myriam LEMETAYER

RARE PHOTOS: More shipping giants suspend passage via red sea after attacks 0b3f7ff7 33fa 4125 ba1d 06b2ba5fe444 | Vintage Vibes

The US guided-missile destroyer USS Carney shot down more than a dozen drones in the Red Sea launched from Huthi-controlled areas of Yemen, defense officials say (Credit: AFP)

Two more major shipping firms, Mediterranean Shipping Company and CMA CGM, said Saturday they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global trade after Yemeni rebel attacks in the area.

The announcement by Italian-Swiss giant MSC and France's CMA CGM follows a similar decision Friday by two of the world's largest shipping companies, Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd.

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