# Shipping via Sudan: Threat of Delays and/or Damage - World Insurance

> World Insurance warns that ongoing conflict in Sudan has led insurers to list the country as high-risk and carriers to stop taking bookings. Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd have ceased calls at Sudan. The article warns that escalation could affect East and Central African routes and Red Sea shipping lanes.

- Date: 2023-05-03 · published 2023-05-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Sudan · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35837-shipping-via-sudan-threat-of-delays-and-or-damage-world-insurance
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Shipping disruption in the Red Sea and East Africa could raise freight costs and delay feed and grain deliveries to the region, though the direct effect on commodity prices is currently limited.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- wisinsure.com: https://wisinsure.com/shipping-via-sudan-threat-of-delays-and-or-damage/

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