Maersk raises emergency fuel surcharge amid Middle East conflict

Danish shipping group Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Thursday it was increasing its emergency fuel surcharge (EFS) on all export collections and import deliveries due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

October 08, 2026

Reuters

Maersk raises emergency fuel surcharge amid Middle East conflict

FILE PHOTO: A truck transports a Maersk container at APM Terminals at the Port of Los Angeles, California, U.S., March 4, 2026.

Reuters / Mike Blake

Oil prices rose on Thursday on worries about supply from the Middle East region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, while the US cut output as a hurricane menaced offshore production.

Maersk said in a statement it was increasing its EFS to 20% as of October 12, and that it would continue to review the surcharge regularly.

-Reporting by Louise Rasmussen, editing by Terje Solsvik/Reuters

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