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Select reference …Sender referenceConsignee referenceJob numberHAWB / BL Search Login here Operational Update for Customers / 02 March 2026

Middle East Situation

The current conflict in the Middle East is having a significant impact on global supply chains, particularly across key Europe–Asia trade lanes. Both ocean and air freight operations are affected, resulting in changes to transit times, routing options and cost structures.

Sea Freight: Major shipping areas such as the Strait of Hormuz, Red Sea, Bab al‑Mandab and the Suez Canal are impacted. Effects include longer transit times (+10–20 days), rerouting, equipment shortages and rising rates including war‑risk surcharges.

Air Freight: Several countries (including Iran, Iraq, Israel, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and UAE) have fully or partially closed their airspace. This leads to capacity shortages, rerouting, delays and short-term rate increases.

Given the current situation, customers should anticipate:- Less predictable transit times- Potential rerouting of shipments- Capacity constraints in both ocean and air freight- Short-term cost fluctuations

New sea and air freight bookings must be explicitly confirmed before dispatch, and additional time buffers are essential. For time‑critical shipments, early coordination with our teams is strongly recommended.

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Please note that we no longer load direct consignments to/from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine. 

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