{
  "id": 3939361,
  "title": "Pakistan-US shipping rates surge over 200% as Iran war drives up costs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/pakistan-us-shipping-rates-surge-over-200-as-iran-war-drives-up-costs",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T10:00:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hellenic Shipping News",
    "slug": "hellenic-shipping-news",
    "url": "https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/pakistan-us-shipping-rates-surge-over-200-as-iran-war-drives-up-costs/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The cost of shipping Pakistani goods to the United States has more than tripled on some routes since January, with freight rates climbing as high as $7,900 per container as war-risk insurance and fuel costs surge, squeezing exporters already locked into contracts at far lower shipping prices. The impact is being felt most acutely by ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}