Maersk Pauses Routes Amid Iran Tensions

0:00This is Global News Today, every region, every story, every day. Myersk, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, has paused two key routes connecting the Middle East to Asia and Europe. The Danish firm made the call on Friday amid ongoing tensions from the Iran conflict, disrupting global trade. The suspended services include the FM1 line from the Far East to the Middle East, and the ME11 route from the Middle East to Europe. Myersk stressed this is a safety step to protect its crews and ships, while limiting bigger network issues. Tensions spiked after major strikes by the United States and Israel against Iran on Saturday. Those attacks marked the boldest in decades, and resulted in the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Now, 147 container ships are hunkered down in the Gulf, causing back-ups at ports and driving a freight costs worldwide. Freight experts Azenita say the effects are hitting supply lines from Asia to Europe hard. The situation remains fluid, with these pauses aimed at keeping operations steady amid the chaos,

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