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Houthi militants attacked and damaged a Swiss-owned container vessel on March 4 in the Gulf of Aden, as the Iran-backed group continues to roil shipping in the region.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three Red Sea cables providing internet and telecommunications around the world have been cut as the waterway remains a target of Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

The four major West Coast ports reported significantly higher volumes to open the new year.

Port of Los Angeles Executive Director Gene Seroka says container volumes in the first quarter are strong, and the rest of the year looks as though more typical cargo levels will return.

The U.S. transportation sector is in a better position to handle disruptions from the Red Sea with efforts to improve capacity amid a slowdown in freight, according to experts.

Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel says his office wants the U.S. government to investigate whether economic sanctions are warranted against Yemen.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg held two private meetings with stakeholders to discuss shipping, regional navigation and supply chain issues in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

The world’s critical shipping lanes are facing a group of modern-day “Barbary pirates” with the recent violence in the Red Sea, according to Federal Maritime Commissioner Carl Bentzel.

A surge in shipping costs due to turmoil in the Red Sea is pressuring Europe’s diesel supply chain, contributing to a sharp jump in fuel prices.

With the Red Sea crisis roiling shipments of everything from cars to energy, it’s a matter of time before soaring costs and supply chain strains show up in companies’ earnings reports.