The USA blacklisted the Iranian port operator Tidewater Middle East Co (TMEC) in 2011, at which time the shipping line suspended most of its operations at several ports last year.
Its latest decision to cease transporting food and other essentials commodities to the people of Iran through the small northern port of Bushehr, was made in the face of increasing sanctions imposed on Iran by the west. It is understood that Maersk will retain a non-operational presence in the country.
Recently Bureau Veritas, Germanischer Lloyd, the Russian and Korean maritime registers of shipping, along with ClassNK, have all stopped certifying Iranian vessels.
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