Shipping Rates Fluctuate Again, and All Parties Focus on the Trend of Peak Season Surcharges
Recently, several shipping companies have released new surcharge adjustment plans, attracting close attention from freight forwarders and importers and exporters. Although the large - scale strike over labor disputes at East Coast ports in the US has temporarily ended, several international shipping giants including CMA CGM and Maersk have successively announced the imposition or increase of peak - season surcharges on some routes. The affected areas cover North America, the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East Gulf, the Red Sea, Egypt and Latin America, etc. Such fee adjustments often mean an increase in transportation costs and also reflect that the recent market environment still faces certain fluctuations.