Maersk Line announced a new solution for its box bookings bounding to and out of Qatar via the Port of Salalah, Oman in order to avoid trade restrictions. The company will be running its own feeder service from Salalah in Oman to Qatar by loading containers on smaller vessels in Oman and travelling on from there.
The first feeder shipment is scheduled to depart Salalah on June 19 and arrive in Doha on June 25. The prices for the service have not been disclosed yet. Maersk said that the service will be available every 10 days.
However, the company will not accept bookings from the neighbouring countries in the Middle East – UAE, Egupt, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Bahrain – in compliance with government guidelines.
