Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) Amendment Far East Asia to North Europe and Mediterranean (E1W/E2W - FEA to NEU/MED)

Home ... News Rate announcements News Rate announcements Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) Amendment Far East Asia to North Europe and Mediterranean (E1W/E2W - FEA to NEU/MED) 13 Aug 2025 Share LinkedIn Facebook X.com WeChat Email Copy link In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope of Far East Asia to to Europe and Mediterranean, effective price calculation date 1st Sep 2025. The tariff amount is detailed as follows: Route Origin Destination All 20' All 40' All 45' Route E1W Origin Far East Asia Countries Destination North Europe All 20' 50 USD All 40' 100 USD All 45' 100 USD Route E2W Origin Far East Asia Countries Destination Mediterranean All 20' 50 USD All 40' 100 USD All 45' 100 USD *Far East Asia countries include Brunei, China, Hong Kong China, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, Mongolia, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan China, Thailand, and Vietnam **Destinations refer to destinations in the trade scopes that may be different from a global geographic definition. PSS is applicable to all equipment types including dry, high dry, reefer, high cube reefer, bulk, collapsible flat rack, flat rack, hive, pallet wide, open top, tank, and twin deck. Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on PCD. 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. SPOT booking – PSS is inclusive on SPOT booking for this trade. For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors from Shanghai, China to Koper, Slovenia from 1st Sep 2025 until further notice. These may be subject to future change, however we will make sure to notify you accordingly. Shanghai, China to Koper, Slovenia Dry container Surcharge Code 20 DRY 40 DRY 40 HDRY 45 HDRY Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight (BAS) 20 DRY 2030 USD 40 DRY 2865 USD 40 HDRY 2865 USD 45 HDRY 4865 USD Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Destination (DHC) 20 DRY 195 EUR 40 DRY 195 EUR 40 HDRY 195 EUR 45 HDRY 195 EUR Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination (DDF) (PER DOC) 20 DRY 40 EUR 40 DRY 40 EUR 40 HDRY 40 EUR 45 HDRY 40 EUR Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin(ODF) (PER DOC) 20 DRY 450 CNY 40 DRY 450 CNY 40 HDRY 450 CNY 45 HDRY 450 CNY Surcharge Code Export Service(EXP) 20 DRY 294 CNY 40 DRY 316 CNY 40 HDRY 316 CNY 45 HDRY 366 CNY Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin(OHC) 20 DRY 563 CNY 40 DRY 856 CNY 40 HDRY 856 CNY 45 HDRY 1256 CNY Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential (CP1) 20 DRY 21 EUR 40 DRY 21 EUR 40 HDRY 21 EUR 45 HDRY 21 EUR Surcharge Code Peak Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) 20 DRY 50 USD 40 DRY 100 USD 40 HDRY 100 USD 45 HDRY 100 USD Special container Surcharge Code 20 Special 40 Special Surcharge Code Basic Ocean Freight (BAS) 20 Special 2030 USD 40 Special 2565 USD Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Destination (DHC) 20 Special 195 EUR 40 Special 195 EUR Surcharge Code Documentation fee - Destination (DDF) (PER DOC) 20 Special 40 EUR 40 Special 40 EUR Surcharge Code Documentation Fee Origin(ODF) (PER DOC) 20 Special 450 CNY 40 Special 450 CNY Surcharge Code Export Service(EXP) 20 Special 294 CNY 40 Special 316 CNY Surcharge Code Terminal Handling Service - Origin(OHC) 20 Special 723 CNY 40 Special 1061 CNY Surcharge Code Container Protect Essential (CP1) 20 Special 21 EUR 40 Special 21 EUR Surcharge Code Peak Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) 20 Special 50 USD 40 Special 100 USD 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 Line tariff shall not be binding on Maersk Line 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. 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