Iraqi Line returns to Gulf container trade after 50 years

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Iraqi Maritime Line is resuming scheduled container services in the Gulf after more than 50 years away. The Basrah will operate an eight-day shuttle linking Jebel Ali in Dubai, as Iraq seeks to rebuild maritime connections affected by the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

Iraq’s national shipping line is returning to scheduled container services in the Gulf after more than half a century, as the country seeks to rebuild maritime connections disrupted by the Strait of Hormuz crisis. According to Alphaliner, Iraqi Maritime Line is deploying the 902 teu Basrah on an eight-day shuttle linking Jebel Ali in Dubai …