After maritime trade experts predict a normalization of shipping traffic in the Red Sea by the second quarter of 2025, contingent on sustained peace in the region, renewed tension in the Middle East is mounting on the back of threats by the governments of the US and Israel. Earlier this week President Donald Trump warned Hamas to release all hostages taken on October 7, 2023, by this coming weekend or face a resumption of military intervention, possibly with increased American participation. Read more: www.freightnews.co.za