The world’s largest shipping company, Maersk, will cut ties with the military-owned ports in Burma this month, reports the Irrawaddy.
Maersk was placed on Burma Campaign UK’s Dirty List after its container ship used the military-owned TMT Ports in Yangon, which is managed by the British company, Portia Management Services. In July, Portia announced it would not renew its contract managing TMT Ports when it expires in 2021.
Mark Farmaner, director of BCUK, said Maersk’s decision is a “highly significant move”, increasing pressure on other shipping companies to do the same. Maersk has been taken off BCUK’s Dirty List and Portia will follow when its contract ends.