Svmuu reported that Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to launch a new service connecting Europe with isolated Middle Eastern ports via land transport across Saudi Arabia and smaller vessels within the Persian Gulf. The service will set sail from Antwerp on May 10, making stops in Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Spain, Jeddah, and King Abdullah Port, before trucking cargo to Dammam. From Dammam, feeder ships will connect to Abu Dhabi, Dubai's Jebel Ali, as well as maritime gateways in Bahrain, Iraq, and Kuwait. (Jinshi)