Red Sea Crisis: Further Increase in Freight Charges and Insurance Premiums Anticipated

The escalating tensions between Iran and Israel are likely to lead to increased freight charges and insurance premiums for shipping vessels operating on global routes.

Surge in Shipping Rates 

Insurance Premiums on the Rise 

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The threat is considered significant for ships bound to Western European countries and the United States.

Industry analysts estimate that shipping freight rates have increased by approximately $100 per container for vessels traveling through the Red Sea, attributed to disruptions and limitations in capacity.

Sunil Vaswani, executive director at Container Shipping Lines Association, explained that the surge in insurance premiums is directly linked to heightened risk from Houthi activity in the area. He anticipates that these premiums could rise even higher in the future.

Global shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk recently introduced a peak season surcharge on certain routes, reflecting the mounting tensions in the Red Sea that could lead to further increases in freight charges and insurance premiums.

Meanwhile, Arun Kumar Garodia, Chairman of the Engineering Export Promotion Council of India, highlighted significant increases in shipping costs due to space constraints on ships amid the Red Sea crisis. The cost to ship a standard 20-foot container to Europe has risen to $2,500 from $500 pre-crisis, while fares to the US East Coast have surged to $4,500 from $1,500. He emphasized that costs could escalate further if the situation in the Red Sea worsens.

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