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Maersk Winds Down Operations in Syria

November 21, 2023

© Ricochet64 / Adobe Stock
© Ricochet64 / Adobe Stock

Danish shipping company Maersk will from Dec. 1 no longer offer shipments to or from Syria, it said on Tuesday.

Maersk said in a statement its operations in Syria are already limited as a result of international sanctions.

"This has recently become even more challenging logistically, and we have therefore made the decision to close our operations down completely," it said.

(Reuters - Reporting by Louise Breusch Rasmussen, editing by Anna Ringstrom)

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