German shippers face 'operational crisis' following attacks on Iran

NAMPA / DPA

2026-02-28

Hamburg (dpa) - Many German shipping companies have been thrown into "an acute operational crisis" following the Israeli and US wide-ranging strikes on Iran and their impact on global maritime operations, the German Shipowners Association (VDR) said on Saturday. "For many of our member companies, this is an acute operational crisis, not an abstract geopolitical development," VDR chief executive Martin Kröger said in a statement. Many companies ar......

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