FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin Two countries have indicated they are considering sending additional warships to help counter renewed Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, as pressure mounts on European governments to strengthen maritime security in the region. The Red Sea is again becoming a major flashpoint for commercial shipping. Growing Houthi attacks are putting pressure on Europe to protect merchant vessels, with ships waiting for escorts while frigates prove to be in short supply. RelatedNews Hydrogen-powered containerships set for trial on Oslo-Rotterdam route New Zealand joins maritime crackdown on North Korea sanctions evasion var jnews_module_21407851_0_6abb7c629388d = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21407851","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"36,32,3377,280,288,374","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_