War Risk Surcharge – Trade from the Middle East to Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Ocean Islands
The evolving security situation in the Middle East is affecting maritime traffic in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab El – Mandeb and causing disruption throughout our network. Consequently, MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company will implement a War Risk Surcharge (WAR) for all cargoes moving from the Arabian Peninsula (Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE) to West Africa, East Africa, South Africa, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean Islands.Read More

