Dubai: The world’s biggest container shipping firm is introducing a novel route connecting Europe to secluded Middle East ports, relying on overland trucking through Saudi Arabia and compact smaller vessels within the Persian Gulf to avoid passage through the obstructed Strait of Hormuz, Bloomberg reported.
In a notice issued on Saturday, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Co. SA announced the inaugural voyage on May 10 departing from Antwerp, following a route that incorporates ports in Germany, Italy, Lithuania and Spain. The vessels will…
