According to the shipping industry on Monday, HMM’s Daon is anchored and waiting at Jebel Ali Port, the main gateway port for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.
Jebel Ali is the UAE’s key logistics hub and the Middle East’s largest port, serving as a major stop for container ships linking the Middle East with Africa and Europe.
HMM said the Daon “is not in a danger zone and is working after arriving at its destination.”
The HMM Daon is a 16,000-TEU container ship and is known to typically carry about 30 crew members. It mainly transports cargo between the Middle East — including the UAE and Iraq — and Singapore, and must pass through the Strait of Hormuz, making it sensitive to geopolitical risk.
After U.S. and Israeli military action against Iran, Iran moved to control the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed through local media on March 1 that it “is implementing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz,” and said it radioed nearby vessels to prohibit passage.
According to foreign media reports, Iran retaliated with drones and missiles after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, sparking a fire at Dubai’s landmark Burj Al Arab hotel and threatening the airport and port facilities. The attacks were reported to have continued on Monday.
HMM said it is monitoring the Daon while it remains anchored in Dubai and will decide whether to move it to a safer area depending on how the situation develops.
Separately, one of more than 20 HMM container ships and tankers operating in the region had been inside the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday but exited safely. Industry officials said prolonged instability in the Middle East could make route diversions or schedule adjustments unavoidable.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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