Maersk Line is set to resume calls at ports in Iran ending a five year absence from the Middle East’s second largest economy.

Iranian ports will come under the Danish giant’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) cluster alongside the UAE, Oman and Qatar.

“Global container trade has matured over the past years and is growing at a slower pace. Iran has the potential to be the market which stands out with faster growth,” said Christian Juul-Nyholm, managing director of Maersk Line’s UAE Cluster.

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