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Maersk added $500-750 USD "season surplus" which is related to this for every shipment from North/South America and Europe to start with [1]. The shipping cost
by dubcanada 3y ago
Maersk added $500-750 USD "season surplus" which is related to this for every shipment from North/South America and Europe to start with [1].
The shipping cost for items that have to go around is about double $1600 to $4000 ish as seen [2].
So the cost is quite a bit extra.
[1] - https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2024/01/05/peak-season-surcharge-north-south-europe-medi-adriatic-africa-to-us-canada https://www.maersk.com/news/articles/2024/01/05/peak-season-...
[2] - https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-expertise/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-...