The following release was published by Maersk:
The situation in and around the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden remains volatile. Our priority remains the safety of our seafarers, vessels, and your cargo. With this in mind, we are making changes to our ME2 service, as outlined below. These changes will have the benefit of offering you greater predictability and reliability for your supply chain in this challenging environment.
For the time being, the ME2 service will be diverted via the Cape of Good Hope (COGH).
The revised rotation will be Jebel Ali, UAE – Mundra, India - Jawaharlal Nehru, India - Port Tangier, Morocco – Algeciras, Spain – Salalah, Oman - Jebel Ali, UAE. This means the service will turn in the West Mediterranean and westbound calls to Salalah and Jeddah will be paused until further notice.
The first eastbound sailing to be affected by this change will be the Maersk Gibraltar, which will depart from Port Tangier on 23 January 2024. The first westbound sailing to be affected will depart from Salalah around 4 February 2024.
To minimise any disruption to your business, the ports of Algeciras and Tangiers will be used for onward connections to northern Europe and the Mediterranean. We are also adding a feeder for Valencia, Spain and Vado, Italy. Our hubs in Salalah and Jebel Ali will offer connections to remaining locations in the Middle East.
Source: Maersk