27/04/2023at 09:57

Maersk pauses freight to Sudan due to intensifying conflict

The battles between the army and a paramilitary group have prompted the Danish shipping group to halter new container freight bookings.

Many countries, including Denmark, have evacuated their citizens from Sudan. | Photo: Yiannis Kourtoglou/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

by NIKLAS KRIGSLUND

The shipping group Maersk has paused all new bookings to Sudan.

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