World’s Top Container Carriers Revise Sailings to Avoid Mideast
A Zhonggu Shipping container ship sails past on its way towards the port of Shuwaikh in Kuwait City on Feb. 28.
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The world’s biggest container shipping companies are revising their sailing schedules as the US and Israel’s war with Iran threatens to disrupt ocean freight in the Persian Gulf region — a vital supply-chain hub for dozens of big American and European manufacturers.