DESERT DETOUR

MSC launches Europe-Gulf route to bypass Strait of Hormuz

The shift comes as the U.S.-Iran blockade has disrupted supply chains and threatened a sea corridor that handles about 20% of global oil and gas flows

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MSC Michel Cappellini at sea

MSC, the world’s largest ocean cargo carrier, is launching a new Europe-Gulf shipping service that uses sea, rail and trucking routes to get around the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.

The new line will run from Antwerp through...