Shipping giant Maersk temporarily suspends vessel calls at Haifa port due to risk of Iranian missiles

Danish shipping giant Maersk announces that it is temporarily suspending vessel calls in Israel’s Haifa port due to the country’s conflict with Iran.

Maersk says it made the decision after “careful analysis of threat risk reports in the context of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, specifically regarding the potential risks of calling Israeli ports and the ensuing implications for the safety of our vessel crews.”

“At the moment, we are not experiencing further disruptions to our scheduled operations in the region,” it adds in a statement.

Haifa and the surrounding area have sustained repeated ballistic missile attacks from Iran over the past week.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.