Demurrage and detention charges will decide peak season 2026, not freight rates
The biggest cost risk of peak season 2026 is not the freight rate spike. It’s demurrage and detention charges at the congested ports absorbing rerouted Hormuz cargo, where one delayed container can cost three to seven times more than the rate increase everyone is panicking about. Daily transpacific rates jumped from $1,000 to $1,800 per […]
