Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk Add $1,500/TEU Hormuz Surcharge; 280 Cargo Ships in Transit Globally

Summary

Hapag-Lloyd and Maersk each added a $1,500/TEU Hormuz Strait surcharge to all bookings touching the Arabian Peninsula / Gulf trades, joining MSC ($1,200/TEU), CMA CGM ($950/TEU), ONE ($900/TEU), and Yang Ming ($750/TEU). The surcharge is layered on top of the standard Asia-Europe PSS of $500-$1,200/TEU for July sailings. According to straits.live, 717 vessels are currently in transit globally, of which 280 are cargo ships (containers/bulk/general) and 251 are tankers; 41 carrier vessels remain stranded inside the Strait, holding about 204,000 TEU. All 9 major liner operators are diverting Asia-Europe via the Cape of Good Hope.