Maersk - Emergency Freight Increase

Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Dear Customer,

Maersk has issued the following update to the industry:

Due to the escalation of security risks in the Middle East region and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, vessels are currently unable to safely transit the area. As a result, service flows across the Middle East corridors have been significantly disrupted.

In order to safeguard cargo and maintain continuity of service, we have implemented contingency measures across the affected routes, including alternative routings and operational adjustments. As such, it has been necessary to implement an emergency freight increase to cover these constraints and increased operating costs.

Emergency Freight Increase

Equipment Type	Increase Amount per Container
20' Dry	USD 1,800
40' and 45’ Dry/HC	USD 3,000
20’ and 40’ Reefer / Specials	USD 3,800

*Subject to any required regulatory approvals

China Exports to be implemented in accordance with SSE regulations

Scope of application

Trade Coverage: From World to/from UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province), Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq

Bookings Already Placed / Cargo in Transit / New Bookings

As of Monday March 2nd, 2026, this freight increase is payable by the party paying freight and will apply to

All bookings that have not yet shipped
Cargo already on the water but not yet discharged or loaded to/from UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia (Eastern Province), Bahrain, Kuwait, and Iraq.
Shipments not yet loaded to/from the above destinations
Applicable for all future bookings from 2-Mar-2026

Please reach out to your Hensall Global representative should you have any questions.

Sincerely,

HENSALL GLOBAL LOGISTICS

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Hensall Admin at 4:28 PM

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