CMA CGM Restores Sea-Land Combined Transport Bookings for Gulf Countries' Import-Export, Still Reluctant to Navigate Strait of Hormuz

WealthCoffee · 2026-03-12T13:23:07+00:00

Maritime logistics in the Gulf countries of the Middle East has begun to recover after more than ten days of disruption, but it has adopted less efficient land transfer solutions. French shipping company CMA CGM announced the resumption of import and export bookings for Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and other countries, using a multimodal transportation approach that combines sea and land transport.

WealthCoffee

2026-03-12 13:23:07

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[Caixin] The maritime logistics in Middle Eastern Gulf countries, which was interrupted for more than 10 days, has begun to recover, but the method is an inefficient land transfer scheme.

On March 11, CMA CGM, the world’s second-largest container shipping company, announced the resumption of import bookings to Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as the resumption of export bookings from these countries.

However, CMA CGM is not directly sailing container ships through the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf. Instead, they are using a multimodal transportation plan combining sea and land transport. According to CMA CGM’s notice, goods headed to the UAE, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain will first be unloaded at ports in Oman—Suhar, Hurfakkan, and Fujeirah—as well as Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, then transported by sea or bonded land routes to the respective countries. The same process applies in reverse for export goods from these countries.

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