Exporters explore cargo flights as way out of bottleneck

The attacks have disrupted a key trade route linking Europe and North America with Asia via the Suez Canal. — Reuters

LONDON: Exporters are scrambling to find alternative air, land and ocean routes to get toys, apparel, tea and auto parts to retailers as disarray ripples through freight supply chains around the world during a wave of attacks in the Red Sea.

Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea since Nov 19 to show support for Hamas during Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.