Evergreen Marine: Some ports in the Middle East temporarily suspend booking services.

Evergreen Shipping Line releases a notice to customers, announcing the temporary suspension of booking services at some Middle Eastern ports. In view of the recent continual changes in the security situation in the Middle East, the company has conducted a comprehensive assessment of its overall operations. To ensure the safety of crew, vessels, and customer goods, Evergreen Shipping Line will temporarily stop accepting new booking applications for the following countries and ports, including the port of origin and destination, until further notice: all ports in Bahrain, all ports in Kuwait, all ports in Qatar, all ports in the United Arab Emirates, all ports in Saudi Arabia, and Umm Qasr port in Iraq.