A Maersk cargo ship
Maersk is shutting down travel through the Red Sea again after a Houthi rebel attack.
  • The US has been driving off attacks by Iran-backed rebels in the Red Sea.
  • It may not be enough to calm shipping companies' concerns.
  • Maersk is pausing travel after one of its ships was attacked twice in under a day.

Maersk, the Danish shipping giant, is pausing transit through the Red Sea again because of the threat from Houthi rebels — despite US military assets driving off attacks in the area.