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Iran Says 'non-Hostile' Ships Can Transit Strait of Hormuz, Ft Reports
Date: March 24, 2026
March 24 (Reuters) - Iran has told International Maritime Organization member states that "non-hostile vessels" may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, the...
Air Freight Rates Soar as Middle East Conflict Blocks Trade Routes
Date: March 13, 2026
March 13 (Reuters) - Air freight rates have risen by as much as 70% on some routes since the start of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, data shows, as the conflict limits flights, blocks some ocean...
Maersk Suspends Two Shipping Services Due to Middle East Crisis
Date: March 6, 2026
COPENHAGEN, March 6 (Reuters) - Maersk, one of the world's biggest container shipping groups, said on Friday it has temporarily suspended two services linking the Middle East to Asia and Europe as the...
Greek Seafarers Strike Over Crews Stranded in the Gulf by Iran War
Date: March 5, 2026
PIRAEUS, Greece, March 5 (Reuters) - Greek seafarers began a 24-hour strike on Thursday, halting local ferry services, as they protested over vessel crews stranded in the Gulf amid the escalating...
Maersk Pauses Sailings Through Suez Canal, Bab el-Mandeb Strait, Citing Escalating Conflict
Date: March 1, 2026
March 1 (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk said on Sunday it will pause sailings through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and the Suez Canal and reroute ships around the Cape of Good Hope, after U.S. and Israeli...
Maersk Reroutes Some Sailings Around Africa Due to 'unforeseen Constraints' in Red Sea
Date: February 27, 2026
COPENHAGEN, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Denmark's Maersk said on Friday it will temporarily reroute some of its sailings around the Cape of Good Hope, and thus away from the Suez Canal, after experiencing...