It is Singapore-flagged and is owned by Moller Singapore Asia-Pacific, a subsidiary of the Maersk company.

[2] The ship was attacked by Houthi fighters during the Red Sea Crisis on 30 December 2023.

On 30 December 2023, Maersk Hangzhou was hit by a land-based missile, though suffering only limited damage and no casualties.

[3] The following day, the ship issued a distress call after coming under attack from what U.S. CENTCOM described as four Iran-backed Houthi small boats.

[4] Maersk decided to temporarily pause transits through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden following the attack.