[The World's Largest Container Shipping Company Plans to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz] Odaily Planet Daily News: Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to launch a new service that connects Europe with isolated Middle Eastern ports through land transport across Saudi Arabia and small vessels within the Persian Gulf. The service will set sail from Antwerp on May 10, stopping at Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Spain, Jeddah, and King Abdullah Port, before reaching Dammam via truck transport. From Dammam, feeder vessels will connect to maritime gateways such as Abu Dhabi, Jebel Ali in Dubai, Bahrain, Iraq, and Kuwait. (Jin10)