War, Weather Put Ocean Shippers on Notice for Rough Seas in 2024

FILE - Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, on July 15, 2018. Maersk and other shippers say the industry, which handles 90% of global trade, faces the possibility of significant disruptions around the world in 2024.

Recent hostilities in the Red Sea have thrown global shippers of vital goods for a loop — but it is hardly the only issue that big carriers are facing as 2024 kicks off.