# After months of disruption, limited Red Sea transits resume, raising new questions for global supply chains - Logistics Management

> Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd, part of the Gemini Cooperation alliance, said on Feb. 3 they would change routing for one shared service, signaling limited Red Sea transits resuming after months of diversions. Carriers had paused Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sailings and diverted vessels around the Cape of Good Hope. The article notes uncertainty about the durability of the return.

- Date: 2026-02-04 · published 2026-02-04T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Red Sea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16882-after-months-of-disruption-limited-red-sea-transits-resume-raising-new
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

A partial return to the Red Sea route should ease freight rates and transit times, though carriers are moving cautiously. Lower freight costs are modestly bearish for shipping rates.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- logisticsmgmt.com: https://www.logisticsmgmt.com/article/after_months_of_disruption_limited_red_sea_transits_resume_raising_new_questions_for_global_supply_chains

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