Maersk welcomes US-Iran deal but will not change Middle East operation yet

COPENHAGEN - Denmark's Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Monday it welcomed the agreement announced by the United States and Iran but that it was too early to assess its impact and that there were no changes yet to the group's Middle East operations.

U.S. and Iranian officials said on Sunday they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where shipping has been largely paralysed since the outbreak of armed conflict in late February.

The war has disrupted travel and cargo across the wider Middle East, and many vessels, including those belonging to Maersk, have been unable to enter or leave the Gulf.

"The announced agreement is a welcome and positive development, but publicly available details are still limited, and it is too early to assess how it will impact logistics and maritime operations," Maersk said in a statement to Reuters.

"At this stage, there are no changes to our operations in the region," the container shipping and logistics company added.

-Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik and Essi Lehto/Reuters