{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"War Risk Surcharge","description":"The war risk surcharge (WRS) is a supplement that shipping lines and airlines add to the freight rate when vessels or aircraft transit areas with an elevated risk of war, terrorism or piracy. It passes on the extra costs carriers incur through higher war risk insurance premiums, security measures and crew allowances. The level depends on how insurance markets such as the Joint War Committee in London classify the trading area and can multiply within days when a situation escalates – for example ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/war-risk-surcharge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-21T22:23:20.675808","citation":"https://www.freightos.com/glossary/war-risk-surcharge/","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/war-risk-surcharge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"War Risk Surcharge · The war risk surcharge (WRS) is a supplement that shipping lines and airlines add to the freight rate when vessels or aircraft transit areas with an elevated risk of war, terrorism or piracy. · Quelle: https://www.freightos.com/glossary/war-risk-surcharge/"}