Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping firms, predicts disruptions in the strategic Red Sea will continue for “at least a few months”, as Yemen’s Houthi fighters keep waging attacks on passing vessels, Al Jazeera reports.

“For us this will mean longer transit times and probably disruptions of the supply chain”, said Maersk’s CEO, Vincent Clerk, at the Davos summit.

Maersk is among more than a dozen large shipping firms that have re-routed their vessels away from the Red Sea in recent months, fearing attacks.

The Houthis have said they will keep targeting Israel-linked ships passing through the waters, in what they say is solidarity with Gaza, despite the presence of a US-led naval coalition meant to counter them.