News / MSC first carrier to withdraw Iran services as US gets set to reimpose sanctions

16/05/2018

MSC today became the first major container shipping line to announce that it plans to cease direct services into Iran.

The move followed Donald Trump’s decision to pull the US out of the joint comprehensive plan of action (JCPOA), more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal.

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