⁍ Danish shipping giant Maersk says it will now transport ocean cargo between the United Arab Emirates and Israe.
⁍ Earlier this month Israel and the UAE signed an historic agreement to normalise relations.
– Israel and the United Arab Emirates have lifted a 16-year boycott of each other, and now Maersk, the world’s top container line, says it will transport cargo between the two countries for the first time. “We have opened up cargo acceptance between UAE and Israel following the lifting of the boycott,” a Maersk spokesman tells Reuters. The spokesman says any trade will be for transshipment, meaning cargo would be transported from one port in Egypt to another. Last week, Dubai’s DP World said it was partnering with an Israeli group to bid for one of Israel’s two main ports and to examine opening a direct shipping line between the two Middle East countries.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-gulf-shipping/container-giant-maersk-to-ship-cargo-between-uae-and-israel-idUSKCN26E2HM