Shipping to and from the Upper Gulf, Arabian Gulf, and Persian Gulf? A War Risk Surcharge (WRS) is coming up in International Shipping News 02/03/2026 A War Risk Surcharge (WRS) for cargo to and from the Upper Gulf, Arabian Gulf, and Persian Gulf will be introduced. The dynamic situation around the Strait of Hormuz and the necessary operational adjustments are causing disruptions throughout the network, which will impact schedules and equipment supply. Therefore, a War Risk Surcharge (WRS) will take effect for cargo to and from the Upper Gulf, Persian and Arabian Gulf. The WRS will be effective from March 2, 2026, until further notice. The details of this WRS are listed below and are applicable with immediate effect (excluding cargo that falls under FMC or SSE regulated scopes): USD 1,500 per TEU for standard containers USD 3,500 per container for reefer containers and special equipment The charge is to be borne by the booking party. This surcharge applies to any booking issued on or after March 2, 2026, that has not yet shipped, as well as to cargo already on the water but not yet discharged or loaded to/from the Upper Gulf, Persian Gulf and Arabian Gulf. Source: Hapag-Lloyd 2026-03-02 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share