Maersk cautions that the growing crisis in the Middle East is causing shipping costs to rise.
A 15-20% reduction in capacity has been reported on the route from the Far East to Northern Europe/Mediterranean
The ongoing crisis in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden from repeated attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels to ship traffic in the current quarter is causing a 15-20% reduction in maritime transport capacity containerized on the route from the Far East to the North Europe/Mediterranean. The estimate is by the company of Danish shipping company Maersk Line, which today warned customers of a widening of the effects of the crisis situation, which continues to to cause inconvenience to the shipping industry.
Recalling that, in order to safeguard crews, ships and cargo, the company's ships previously transiting through the Suez Canal were diverted on the route around the Cape of Good Hope, Maersk explained that in recent times the area has widened and attacks on ships are taking place in a wider area, forcing the ships of the company to further lengthen the journey, resulting in the Increased seagoing time and costs to bring goods to destination.
Maersk said the company is working to do everything possible to improve the punctuality of maritime services, including the increase in speed of navigation and the insertion of additional capacity on the route. The company specified that these response measures They have also led to the rental of more than 125 thousand containers Additional.
In its message to customers, Maersk also warns that the major costs shown on the latest invoices are used to offset the the costs of longer journeys, increased speed and additional costs due to the increased consumption of fuel. "By way of example," the company clarified We currently use 40% more fuel to each trip and currently the rental rates are three times and often fixed for five years. Although recently we have reduced the Peak Season Surcharge, this is has been increased again to help cover the costs additional mentioned amounts
