Shipping

Maersk navigates Red Sea route again as Gaza ceasefire holds

Danish shipping firm Maersk said on Monday that another of its vessels successfully navigated the Red Sea and Bab el-Mandeb Strait, weeks after it tested the route

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Maersk container is transported by a train near a port of Barcelona, Spain April 26, 2024.
Lightning illuminates the sky over the upper Galilee, during a rain storm on November 13, 2025.

In the eye of Storm Byron: Israeli, Cypriot, Greek authorities continue search for missing yacht

There were five people aboard the vessel, and their current condition remains unknown.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Zim containers are stacked just outside Israel's port of Ashdod February 23, 2012

German bid for Zim with Saudi, Qatari backing raises Israel security concerns

Zim has said it will release no further information until a decision is made. 

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
AN IRANIAN military ship takes part in a drill in the coastal area of the Gulf of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz, in 2022.

Tehran defends ship seizure as a legal action, but tensions continue in the Gulf - analysis

The ship, a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker named Talara, is not the first ship the IRGC has hijacked, but it had stepped back from such threats recently.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Record mobilization: Haifa Port Company leads in cargo handling amidst wartime challenges

Haifa Port's October figures paint a picture of maritime sector leadership.

NOVEMBER 26, 2023ByZACHY HENNESSEY
A general view of Haifa Port on July 24.

Netanyahu: With attack on ship, Iran has ratcheted up its aggression

Some 25 crew members of different nationalities, including Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Filipinos, and Mexicans were onboard the ship – but no Israelis.

NOVEMBER 19, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Shipping giant MSC Cargo persists, delivering to Israel amidst war

Company announces It will not impose war surcharges or demurrage fees.

NOVEMBER 1, 2023ByHADAS PEER

Backlog at Israeli ports grows as country steps up shipping supplies

Ashdod port has imposed restrictions on the transport of hazardous materials which has meant slower transits.

OCTOBER 15, 2023ByREUTERS
A Cargo ship sails followed by a Ukraine’s Coast Guard cutter through Bystre rivermouth, which connects the Black Sea and Danube, at a location given as Izmail district of Odesa region, Ukraine in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released on July 15, 2022

Ships backed up in Black Sea lanes as Russia warning shots raise tensions

A traffic jam is building up in Black Sea ports as the Russia-Ukraine war begins to affect nearby trade routes.

AUGUST 14, 2023ByREUTERS
The cargo ship Mehmet Bey waits to pass through the Bosphorus Strait off the shores of Yenikapi during a misty morning in Istanbul, Turkey, October 31, 2022