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Shipping Company Maersk Temporarily Pauses Haifa Port Calls

Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
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Shipping Company Maersk Temporarily Pauses Haifa Port Calls

Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)
Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fly over Israel's northern city of Haifa on June 19, 2025. (Photo by Jalaa MAREY / AFP)

Container shipping company Maersk said on Friday it had temporarily paused vessel calls at Israel's Haifa port amid regional tensions.

The Danish company said it did not experience any further disruptions to its scheduled operations in the region.

Israel has been hitting Iran from the air since last Friday in what it describes as an effort to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons.

Iran has denied plans to develop such weapons and has retaliated by launching counterstrikes on Israel.

On Thursday, Iran's Revolutionary Guards said it had launched combined missile and drone attacks at military and industrial sites linked to Israel's defense industry in Haifa and Tel Aviv.

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Syria Signs $800 Million Agreement with DP World to Bolster Ports Infrastructure

An aerial view shows solar panels installed on building rooftops in Damascus, Syria, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
An aerial view shows solar panels installed on building rooftops in Damascus, Syria, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
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Syria Signs $800 Million Agreement with DP World to Bolster Ports Infrastructure

An aerial view shows solar panels installed on building rooftops in Damascus, Syria, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)
An aerial view shows solar panels installed on building rooftops in Damascus, Syria, Monday, June 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Syria's General Authority for Land and Sea Ports on Sunday signed a $800 million agreement with UAE's DP World to bolster Syrian ports infrastructure and logistical services, Syrian state news agency SANA reported.
The agreement follows on from a memorandum of understanding signed between the two sides in May.
The deal with DP World, a subsidiary of United Arab Emirates investment company Dubai World, focuses on developing a multi-purpose terminal at Tartous on Syria's Mediterranean coast and cooperation in setting up industrial and free trade zones.
The signing ceremony was attended by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Last month, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order terminating a US sanctions program on Syria, paving the way for an end to the country's isolation from the international financial system and for the rebuilding of its economy shattered by the civil war.
The removal of US sanctions will also clear the way for greater engagement by humanitarian organizations working in Syria, easing foreign investment and trade as the country rebuilds.