New shipping line between Jordan’s Aqaba port and US aims to cut journey to 22 days

A direct shipping line has opened between Jordan’s only port of Aqaba and the US, the official Jordanian news agency reported.

The agency said the line inaugurated on Sunday would cut a container ship’s journey between the two countries by 37 per cent to 22 days.

“It is a big opportunity for Jordanian industrial companies to increase their exports at competitive prices to the United States,” said Nayef Al Fayez, head of the Aqaba Special…