Corrected: UPDATE 1-Shipping group Maersk raises UK, Ireland inland emergency fuel surcharge due to Middle East conflict
CORRECTED-UPDATE 1-Shipping group Maersk raises UK, Ireland inland emergency fuel surcharge due to Middle East conflict Corrects to show surcharge applies to inland transportation in the UK and Ireland, not to all export collections and import deliveries
COPENHAGEN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Danish shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Thursday it was increasing its emergency fuel surcharge (EFS) on inland transportation in the UK and Ireland due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Oil prices rose on Thursday on worries about supply from the Middle East region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the US cut output as a hurricane menaced offshore production.
Maersk said in a statement it was increasing its EFS to 20% as of October 12, and that it would continue to review the surcharge regularly.
(Reporting by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
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