Global shipping giant Maersk will stop using Burmese military-owned ports after pressure from Burma Campaign UK to sever links with the military.
The Danish company’s decision is highly significant and will increase pressure on other shipping businesses to do the same, said Mark Farmaner, BCUK’s director.
“The campaigns to stop international companies funding human rights violations in Burma are gaining momentum and will keep growing,” he said. Maersk has now been removed from BCUK’s Dirty List of international companies with links to the armed forces.