Russia's isolation deepens as European summer gas prices surge on supply fears            

The world's biggest shipping lines MSC and Maersk suspend container shipping to and from Russia

The moves by shipping lines MSC and Maersk mean that Russia, the world's 11th largest economy and supplier of one-sixth of all commodities, is now effectively cut off from a large chunk of the globe's shipping capacity. 

The world's biggest shipping lines MSC and Maersk suspended container shipping to and from Russia, deepening the country’s isolation as its invasion of Ukraine sparks an exodus of international companies. 

It comes as fears over Russia turning off supplies sent European wholesale gas prices for delivery this summer surging by over 25%.