Maersk resumes Haifa port calls
Shipping company Maersk said on Friday it had decided to resume vessel calls at Israel's Haifa port.
'With the prospect of current cease-fire agreement bringing de-escalation to the conflict, we have decided to resume vessel calls to the Port of Haifa, and acceptance for both import and export cargo is now open,' Maersk said in a statement.
Maersk last Friday said it had temporarily paused vessel calls at Haifa port, amid Israel's conflict with Iran.
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