COPENHAGEN, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Danish shipping group Maersk
(MAERSKb.CO), opens new tab 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.