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Less than 2% of the  containerships active in the Persian Gulf are Israeli-owned, and redeploying these vessels to other routes is unlikely to significantly disrupt trade, according to new analysis from Linerlytica today.

Of more than 500 boxships currently in the Persian Gulf, only 10 are owned by Israel-linked interests.

Coincidentally, MSC operates all 10, including the 15,000 teu MSC Aries, which was boarded and seized by Iranian Revolutionary Guard troops in the Straits of Hormuz on 13 April.

MSC told The Loadstar ...

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