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Freight forwarders in 2026 are getting hit by three separate cost layers, demurrage, war risk surcharges, and EU ETS carbon fees, all at once, and none of them visible until the invoice lands. In this episode of The Dockflow Dispatch, Pauline and Michiel break down exactly where each charge comes from, why carriers aren't obligated to warn you, and what you can do about it today. From Hapag-Lloyd's $1,500 war risk surcharge on Hormuz-region bookings to the carbon fee that varies by a factor of nine between carriers, this is the hidden invoice problem, and it's not hypothetical.
By DockflowFreight forwarders in 2026 are getting hit by three separate cost layers, demurrage, war risk surcharges, and EU ETS carbon fees, all at once, and none of them visible until the invoice lands. In this episode of The Dockflow Dispatch, Pauline and Michiel break down exactly where each charge comes from, why carriers aren't obligated to warn you, and what you can do about it today. From Hapag-Lloyd's $1,500 war risk surcharge on Hormuz-region bookings to the carbon fee that varies by a factor of nine between carriers, this is the hidden invoice problem, and it's not hypothetical.