The hostilities in the Middle East are having a major impact on shipping. This also applies to Maersk, which has ten ships in the Persian Gulf that are unable to leave due to Iran's de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the Wall Street Journal, more than 100 container ships are stuck in the Gulf, where the Jebel Ali port in Dubai is a key distribution hub for the whole Middle East. Ten of them are Maersk ships. And it will take between a week and 10 days to return to normal operations if a ceasefire is agreed, Maersk CEO Vincent Clerc told the Wall Street Journal.
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Two tankers believed to have involved in an STS transfer operation have been struck in Iraqi waters.
The attack on the two tankers off Iraq brings to five the total number of vessels struck in the Arabian Gulf region in the last 24 hours. The Precious Shipping bulker Mayuree Naree was struck transiting the Strait of Hormuz causing a fire on the vessel. The container ship ONE Majesty was holed in a strike off the UAE and the bulker Star Gwyneth was also holed above the water line after delivering a cargo of grain in the Arabian Gulf.
