As we have been communicating since mid-December/’23, Maersk is continiously monitoring developments around the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden and making carefully considered changes to services to ensure the safety of our seafarers, vessels, and customers’ cargo.

The situation is constantly evolving and remains highly volatile, and all available intelligence at hand confirms that the security risk continues to be at a significantly elevated level. We have therefore decided that all Maersk vessels due to transit the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden will be diverted south around the Cape of Good Hope for the foreseeable future.

By suspending voyages through the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden, we hope to bring our customers more consistency and predictability despite the associated delays that come with the re-routing.

The previously announced surcharges for all cargo on vessels affected by the disruptions around the Red Sea / Gulf of Aden remain in effect:

Transit Disruption Surcharge (TDS) effective as from actual sailing date 28/01/2024 until further notice.

TDS will apply only to bookings confirmed as from 21/12/2023 (global announcement date) and departure date as from 28/01/2024 onwards.

TDS - USD per container 20DRY 40DRY 40HREF
TDS - USD per container
All shipments diverted from Suez
20DRY
200
40DRY
400
40HREF
450

For vessel contingency and diversion updates, please visit our tracker Contingency Updates.

Emergency Contingency Surcharge (ECS) effective as from actual sailing date 28/01/2024 until further notice.

ECS will apply only to bookings confirmed as of 21/12/2023 (global announcement date) and departure date as from 28/01/2024 onwards.

ECS - USD per container 20DRY 40DRY 20REF 40HREF/45HDRY
ECS - USD per container
Colombia to Middle East/Indian Subcont. (B1N - CAM/CAR/WCSA to IME)
20DRY
300
40DRY
600
20REF
275
40HREF/45HDRY
550/550
ECS - USD per container
Middle East/Indian Subcont. to Colombia (B1S - IME to CAM/CAR/WCSA)
20DRY
300
40DRY
600
20REF
550
40HREF/45HDRY
1100/1100

While we continue to hope for a sustainable resolution and do all we can to contribute towards it, we do encourage customers to prepare for complications in the area to persist and for there to be significant disruption to the global network. Our teams are on hand to support with your planning, should you need any assistance.

We greatly appreciate your trust, loyalty and understanding as we work through these challenging circumstances.

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