Middle East Conflict: Carrier Updates
Container News provides ongoing updates on container shipping carriers’ responses to the escalating conflict in the Middle East. This coverage tracks operational adjustments, service suspensions, route diversions, war risk surcharges, insurance implications, and port developments affecting trade flows, particularly in and around the Strait of Hormuz.
The article will be updated regularly as new carrier announcements and industry developments emerge.
MSC
28/02/2026:
MSC has suspended worldwide cargo bookings to the Middle East and instructed vessels in the Gulf region to seek safe shelter areas due to the evolving security situation affecting maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb.
CMA CGM
28/02/2026 & 01/02/2026
The group stated that the safety and security of its crews remain its top priority and confirmed that all vessels currently operating in the Gulf region, as well as those bound for Gulf ports, have been instructed to proceed to designated shelter areas until further notice.In addition, CMA CGM has suspended passage through the Suez Canal.
OCEAN NETWORK EXPRESS (ONE)
02/03/2026
Ocean Network Express (ONE) has temporarily suspended acceptance of new bookings for cargo moving to and from the Persian Gulf, citing the rapidly evolving security situation in the Middle East.
MAERSK
28/02/2026
Maersk confirmed that it is diverting its ME11 and MECL services around the Cape of Good Hope instead of transiting the Red Sea.
COSCO
02/03/2026
The carrier said it is closely monitoring developments and maintaining communication with relevant authorities, emphasizing that the safety of crews, vessels and cargo remains its highest priority.
HAPAG-LLOYD
28/02/2026
Hapag-Lloyd has suspended all vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice.
02/03/2026
Hapag-Lloyd has suspended Trans-Suez sailings on its IMX service and will reroute vessels around the Cape of Good Hope
Hapag-Lloyd will implement a War Risk Surcharge (WRS) for cargo moving to and from the Upper Gulf, Arabian Gulf and Persian Gulf.
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