Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Far East Asia to Central America and Caribbean/ West Coast of South America

Home ... News Rate announcements News Rate announcements Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Far East Asia to Central America and Caribbean/ West Coast of South America 13 Jan 2025 Share LinkedIn Facebook X.com WeChat Email Copy link In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is expiring the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope FEA to CAM/WSAM effective from 13-Jan-25. The New tariff levels are as follows: Fee - PSS Origin Destination Effective Dates All 20' Dry / All 40' Dry 45' Dry 20'REEF / All 40' HREF Origin Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor Destination West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean Effective Dates January 13, 2025 All 20' Dry / All 40' Dry 0 USD / 0 USD 45' Dry 0 USD 20'REEF / All 40' HREF 0 USD / 0 USD Origin Vietnam Destination West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean Effective Dates January 13, 2025 All 20' Dry / All 40' Dry 0 USD / 0 USD 45' Dry 0 USD 20'REEF / All 40' HREF 0 USD / 0 USD Origin Taiwan, China Destination West Coast South America & Central America and Caribbean Effective Dates January 13, 2025 All 20' Dry / All 40' Dry 0 USD / 0 USD 45' Dry 0 USD 20'REEF / All 40' HREF 0 USD / 0 USD Far East Asia: Brunei/China/Hong Kong/Indonesia/Japan/Cambodia/Korea, South/Laos/Myanmar (Burma)/Mongolia/Macau/Malaysia/Philippines/Singapore/Thailand/Timor Leste/Taiwan/Vietnam CAM/CAR: Antigua and Barbuda/Anguilla/Netherl. Antilles/Aruba/Barbados/Bermuda Island/Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba/Bahamas/Belize/Costa Rica/Cuba/Curacao/Dominica/Dominican Republic/Grenada/Guatemala/Guyana/Honduras/Haiti/Jamaica/St Kitts-Nevis/Cayman Islands/St Lucia/Montserrat/Nicaragua/Panama/Puerto Rico/Suriname/El Salvador/Sint Maarten/Turks and Caicos/Trinidad and Tobago/Saint Vincent and the Grenadines/Venezuela/Virgin Islands (Br.) WSAM: Bolivia/Chile/Colombia/Ecuador/Peru *ALL_DRY includes dry containers, open-top and flat rack. *PCD = Price Calculation Date. For non-FMC, PCD refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation for non-spot bookings. For FMC, PCD is last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings. * For SPOT shipment, the effective date is referring to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg. * Regulated areas are Taiwan China, Colombia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Island, and Guam. For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors (Short Term) from Shanghai, CN to Acajutla, SV valid from 13-Jan-25 until further notice. These may be subject to future change, and we will notify you accordingly. Shanghai, CN to Acajutla, SV Dry Container Surcharge Code 20 DRY 40 DRY 40 HC 45 HC Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight - (BAS) 20 DRY 4250 USD 40 DRY 4700 USD 40 HC 4700 USD 45 HC 9400 USD Surcharge Code Congestion Fee Destination - (CFD) 20 DRY 1000 USD 40 DRY 1000 USD 40 HC 1000 USD 45 HC 1000 USD Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination - (DDF) 20 DRY 50 USD 40 DRY 50 USD 40 HC 50 USD 45 HC 50 USD Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Destination - (DHC) 20 DRY 245 USD 40 DRY 245 USD 40 HC 245 USD 45 HC 245 USD Surcharge Code Export Service - (EXP) 20 DRY 294 CNY 40 DRY 316 CNY 40 HC 316 CNY 45 HC 366 CNY Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin - (OHC) 20 DRY 563 CNY 40 DRY 856 CNY 40 HC 856 CNY 45 HC 1256 CNY Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential - (CP1) 20 DRY 40 USD 40 DRY 40 USD 40 HC 40 USD 45 HC 40 USD Surcharge Code Peak Season Surcharge - (PSS) 20 DRY 0 USD 40 DRY 0 USD 40 HC 0 USD 45 HC 0 USD Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin - (ODF) 20 DRY 450 CNY 40 DRY 450 CNY 40 HC 450 CNY 45 HC 450 CNY Reefer and Special Container Surcharge Code 20 REEF 40 HREEF 20 Special 40 Special Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight - (BAS) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 5850 USD 20 Special 3950 USD 40 Special 4300 USD Surcharge Code Congestion Fee Destination - (CFD) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 1000 USD 20 Special 1000 USD 40 Special 1000 USD Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination - (DDF) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 50 USD 20 Special 50 USD 40 Special 50 USD Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Destination - (DHC) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 245 USD 20 Special 245 USD 40 Special 245 USD Surcharge Code Export Service - (EXP) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 316 CNY 20 Special 294 CNY 40 Special 316 CNY Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin - (OHC) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 1061 CNY 20 Special 723 CNY 40 Special 1061 CNY Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential - (CP1) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 40 USD 20 Special 40 USD 40 Special 40 USD Surcharge Code Peak Season Surcharge - (PSS) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 0 USD 20 Special 0 USD 40 Special 0 USD Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin - (ODF) 20 REEF N/A 40 HREEF 450 CNY 20 Special 450 CNY 40 Special 450 CNY The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges. These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements. For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, quotations or surcharges that vary from the Maersk tariff shall not be binding on Maersk unless included in a service contract or service contract amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable. We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future. 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