Dec 18 Reuters Iranianbacked Houthi militants in Yemen have stepped up attacks on vessels in the Red Sea to show their support for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas fighting Israel in Gaza.

The attacks, targeting a route that allows EastWest trade, especially of oil, to use the Suez Canal to save the time and expense of circumnavigating Africa, have pushed some shipping companies to reroute vessels to avoid the area.

Below are companies in alphabetical order that are considering or have decided to pause shipping via the Red Sea

BP

Oil major BP on Dec. 18 said it had temporarily paused all transits through the Red Sea.

CMA CGM 

French shipping group CMA CGM on Dec. 16 said it was pausing all container shipments through the Red Sea.

EVERGREEN

Taiwanese container shipping line Evergreen said on Dec. 18 its vessels on regional services to Red Sea ports would sail to safe waters nearby and wait for further notification, while ships scheduled to pass through the Red Sea would be rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope. It also temporarily stopped accepting Israeli cargo.

HAPAGLLOYD 

German container shipping line Hapag Lloyd said on Dec. 18 it would reroute several ships via the Cape of Good Hope until the safety of passage through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea could be guaranteed.

A projectile believed to be a drone struck its vessel Al Jasrah on Dec. 15, while sailing close to the coast of Yemen. No crew were injured.

MAERSK

Denmark39;s A.P. MollerMaersk on Dec. 15…