# Update: Westbound Emergency Export Surcharge (EXS) recovery effective 11 August 2025 - Swire Shipping | Specialist Logistics Solutions

> Swire Shipping has implemented and revised Westbound Emergency Export Surcharges on Asia-to-Europe and Middle East lanes effective 11 August 2025 due to Red Sea and Transpacific disruptions. Feeder operators are redeploying fleets to the Transpacific, raising capacity costs on affected trade lanes.

- Date: 2025-08-08 · published 2025-08-08T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16927-update-westbound-emergency-export-surcharge-exs-recovery-effective-11-august
- Commodities: [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Higher surcharges on feeder and container capacity increase the cost of moving containerized feed ingredients and some grain-related cargo from Asia to Europe, supporting freight-driven cost pressure.

## Read by commodity

- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- swireshipping.com: https://www.swireshipping.com/information/news-advisories/advisories/newspricesurcharge/2025-08-update-westbound-emergency-export-surcharge-exs-11-august-2025/

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