Crude oil futures reached a six-session high on January 5, driven by escalating tensions in the Middle East, leading to concerns about potential long-term disruptions to Red Sea vessel traffic. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights (GCI), the decision by A.P. Moller-Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping lines, to divert its ships from the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to the Cape of Good Hope for "the foreseeable future" heightened apprehensions about the impact on seaborne container transportation.
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