Business What the attacks in the Red Sea mean for global supply chains By Deanna B. Narveson - January 5, 2024 A hybrid river barge loaded with shipping containers. (File photo) FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailPrint The price of sending goods around the world is spiking after six weeks of disruptions in the Red Sea, where Iran-backed Houthi militants are attacking commercial shipping vessels, Axios reports. … Already an INSIDER? Sign in.