MSC, the world's largest shipping company, has implemented an $800 surcharge on all containers booked for Middle East destinations impacted by the ongoing Iran conflict. The company stated this surcharge is to cover 'deviation costs.' MSC is invoking Clause 13 of its Bills of Lading, which grants the right to unload a container at any port and transfer the cost of retrieving that container to the customer. The announcement stated, 'In light of...'