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World Service,15 Jan 2026,26 mins

Container ships changing course to the Red Sea

World Business Report

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Two years on, one of the world’s biggest shipping companies - Maersk - says it’s preparing to return to the Red Sea — and in aviation, Chinese-made passenger jets may be edging closer to European skies. Also today — new data suggests Iran’s internet blackout has cost the economy around 260 million dollars in lost business activity. (Picture: A Maersk Line container vessel crosses the Strait of Gibraltar from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea on January 8, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

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