CMA CGM, is to implement a war-risk surcharge (WRS) for cargo to and from ports in the Persian Gulf, as insurance underwriters hike premiums for ships transiting this ‘tinderbox’ region.
Since the attack on two tankers on 13 June, the fifth and sixth in a month and the most serious to date, war-risk premiums have soared for the region, one broker source telling The Loadstar today supertankers are being charged a …

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Source: The Loadstar