Overview
- Maersk temporarily suspended its FM1 Far East–Middle East loop and the ME11 Middle East–Europe service.
- The ME1 Middle East–Northern Europe service will skip Jebel Ali in the UAE but continue port calls in India and Oman.
- The company previously halted all bookings to and from the Persian Gulf until further notice.
- Bimco estimates tanker passages through the Strait of Hormuz in the first three days of March fell to under one‑third of the prior week’s level.
- Roughly 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas flows through the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the energy trade risks from reduced traffic.