Maersk uses land routes for Gulf food and medicine
Maersk is using land routes to bypass the closed Strait of Hormuz. The shipping firm reports spare capacity for critical food and medicine deliveries to the Gulf.
Shipping giant Maersk is maintaining critical supply lines for food and medicine through alternative land-bridge routes despite the ongoing conflict in the Gulf. The war, which escalated following strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran, has brought maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz to a near standstill, causing significant ripples across global supply chains.
To mitigate these disruptions, the Denmark-based A.P. Moller-Maersk is utilizing a land-bridge system that bypasses the closed waterway. This network involves offloading cargo at strategic ports including Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, Salalah and Sohar in Oman, and Khor Fakkan in the United Arab Emirates. From these hubs, goods are transported by land to destinations throughout the Gulf region.
