News / China's Cosco suspends Israel-bound ocean services

Cosco has reportedly joined its subsidiary, OOCL, in suspending ocean shipments to Israel.

According to Israeli publication Le Globes yesterday, the Chinese state-owned carrier has informed customers it had temporarily halted the carriage of goods to Israel, but gave no reasons.

OOCL, on the other hand, said on 17 December: “Due to operational issues, OOCL will stop cargo acceptance to and from Israel with immediate effect, until further notice.”

The Loadstar’s attempts to reach Cosco for comment were unsuccessful.

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