News / MSC redeploys 'Israel-linked' box ships away from Persian Gulf

MSC Jewel Photo: VesselFinder

MSC, the only operator of Israel-linked containerships in the Persian Gulf, has begun shifting these vessels to other routes, following the seizure by Iranian forces of the MSC Aries on 13 April.

Two ships on the Himalaya Express service, the 14,272 teu MSC Jewel and the 14,952 teu MSC Orion, are among those being diverted.

MSC Jewel is now bound for Jawaharlal Nehru port after departing Lome on Friday. After its scheduled call at Jawaharlal Nehru on Monday, it will skip Abu Dhabi and ...