Israeli shipping firm Zim said on Wednesday it would start to offer direct service to Jebel Ali port in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Zim joins a number of international rivals including Maersk and MSC to announce they would offer a connection between Israel and the UAE since the countries agreed to normalise relations.
Zim said its line will take cargo from Jebel Ali to Israel’s Mediterranean Haifa port and, in the other direction, offer service from Israel and the eastern Mediterranean to the UAE.
Zim is 32% owned by Kenon Holdings .
Zim Executive Vice President, Rani Ben Yehuda, said the new direct service to and from the UAE would lead to future growth “as well as further increase in the scope of our service portfolio.”
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