Maersk Europe Market Update June 2026 in International Shipping News 09/06/2026 Summary: The latest European logistics updates for managing your supply chain across Europe and beyond. To receive the Maersk Europe Market Update in your inbox, sign up here and update your preferences when prompted via email. Ocean and Key Ports Update The situation in the Middle East remains unpredictable; and despite Iran and the US reportedly moving towards a peace deal, strikes continue and shipping conditions in the Strait of Hormuz are not yet showing significant signs of improvement. Maersk’s priority remains the safety of our personnel, assets, and customer cargo, and we will continue to operate with heightened caution at this time. Please visit our dedicated Middle East Situation page for the latest updates in and around the region. Elsewhere, Maersk has launched a new service to strengthen connectivity between North Europe, Italy, and Egypt. The Baltic Sea – SLA service links Gdansk, Bremerhaven, and Genoa (Vado Ligure) with both Port Said and Alexandria, offering a direct routing into Egypt and the wider East Mediterranean. By reducing reliance on indirect routings, the service is expected to shorten transit times and offer greater reliability over complicated alternatives. Read more about it here. On the terminal side, a number of key gateways are experiencing high yard density levels for dangerous goods, including at Rotterdam, Bremerhaven and Hamburg. Customers are kindly asked to please prioritise picking up dangerous cargo units as soon as possible, in order to ease any potential congestion. In Belgium, Antwerp terminals are facing weather related disruption due to strong winds being forecast, and customers should be aware that operations may slow down depending on the impact. We will keep customers informed of any developments as soon as possible. In the Netherlands, conditions at Rotterdam terminals remain particularly tight, with high yard utilisation, reduced crane