# BigGo Finance | Diesel Prices Double, Shipping Capacity Plunges 15%—U.S. Businesses Call It "Worse Than COVID"
**URL:** https://sellersasksellers.com/t/biggo-finance-diesel-prices-double-shipping-capacity-plunges-15-u-s-businesses-call-it-worse-than-covid/7574
**Category:** News for Ecomm Sellers
**Tags:** supply-chain, tariffs, shipping
**Created:** [September 22, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/biggo-finance-diesel-prices-double-shipping-capacity-plunges-15-u-s-businesses-call-it-worse-than-covid/7574 "2026-09-22T00:11:49Z")
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### Author:  [@papy](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/papy)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/biggo-finance-diesel-prices-double-shipping-capacity-plunges-15-u-s-businesses-call-it-worse-than-covid/7574/1 "2026-09-22T00:11:50Z")
> _“We’re facing a period of chaos unlike anything we’ve ever experienced — shipping disruptions, container shortages, high costs from the Red Sea situation, and rising fertilizer prices. The uncertainty is overwhelming. COVID was terrifying, but the stress is greater now,” he said. “We’ve never dealt with diesel prices above $6 a gallon (approximately 8,300 won) for this long, or figuring out how to pass those costs on to customers.”_
> **[Diesel Prices Double, Shipping Capacity Plunges 15%—U.S. Businesses Call It...](https://finance.biggo.com/news/172377a3-3186-4a33-a9fc-787753477f35)**
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> American businesses are grappling with supply chain disruptions more severe than those seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. Diesel prices have doubled…
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> _Meanwhile, Ryan Petersen, CEO of Flexport, a logistics and supply chain software platform, told [CNN] that the resurgence of the Iran-allied Houthis in the Red Sea and Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden has forced shipping companies to reroute. This has caused a 15% drop in global shipping capacity. “I’ve been in logistics for 25 years, and I’ve never seen anything as bad as this,” he added._
> **[Iran war creating 'bigger crisis than Covid', according to US businesses](https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/iran-war-creating-bigger-crisis-2033509)**
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> Volatile markets are creating a nightmare for business owners, with some saying its becoming worse than the COVID pandemic
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### Author:  [@VTR](https://sellersasksellers.com/u/VTR)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://sellersasksellers.com/t/biggo-finance-diesel-prices-double-shipping-capacity-plunges-15-u-s-businesses-call-it-worse-than-covid/7574/2 "2026-09-22T01:09:09Z")
Fake news. My local grocery store pizza has not gone up. The brand changes, the pizza gets smaller and the cheese does not melt, but its the same price. 😆