The Maersk Group has announced new tariff measures targeting certain North African destinations, in response to persistent congestion in several strategic ports. These adjustments take the form of specific fees aimed at compensating for increased turnaround times, terminal saturation, and heightened operational constraints.
The concerned ports play a central role in Euro-Mediterranean and African trade, which makes these decisions particularly sensitive for shippers and freight forwarders operating on these corridors. Industry professionals are called upon to anticipate these additional costs in their logistical and contractual calculations.
This announcement illustrates a fundamental trend: faced with strained infrastructure, shipping companies are adjusting their economic models to preserve the reliability of their services, even if it means transferring some of the costs to the downstream logistics chain.
