Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) East Coast South America to West Coast South America, Caribbean and U.S. Gulf Coast

Home ... News Rate announcements News Rate announcements Rate announcements Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) East Coast South America to West Coast South America, Caribbean and U.S. Gulf Coast 08 Sep 2026 Share LinkedIn Facebook X.com WeChat Email Copy link In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing & revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope: From: Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay & Argentina. To: West Coast South America, Caribbean and Gulf. Effective date: PCD 08thOctober, 2026*. The tariff amount is detailed as follow: Charge Code Origin Destination Container Size Type Charge Basis Currency New Rate PSS Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina West Coast South America All Dry Containers Per Container USD 1000 PSS Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Argentina Caribbean and Gulf All Dry Containers Per Container USD 500 *PCD = Price Calculation Date. *PCD refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation for non-FMC and non-spot bookings. *For FMC, PCD is last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings. *For Spot bookings, is the Booking Confirmation date. The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges. The above surcharge acronyms mean: PCD (Price Calculation Date), FMC (Federal Maritime Commission) and PSS (Peak Season Surcharge). 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. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our local representatives on Maersk.com. Explore more on these topics Latin America North America Peak season surcharge Related articles See all news Previous Next Advisories Maersk Operations through Strait of Hormuz 29 Sep 2026 Advisories Middle East Operational Update 50 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Implementation of Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for F3W trade 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee update in (New Zealand) 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee update in (Australia) 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Cooling service – Destination – DGS – World via ZACPT (Cape Town, WC), ZADUR (Durban, KZ), ZAPLZ (Port Elizabeth, EC) to NA (Namibia) 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Cooling service - Origin – OGS – NA (Namibia) via ZACPT (Cape Town, WC), ZADUR (Durban, KZ), ZAPLZ (Port Elizabeth, EC) to World 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Equipment Positioning Service – Export (POE)- Australia via Fremantle to World 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Equipment Positioning Service – Export (POI)- Australia via Fremantle to World 29 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee update in Guatemala 28 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee - update for Slovenia 28 Sep 2026 Rate announcements Intermodal Fuel Fee - update for Serbia 28 Sep 2026 Subscribe for operational updates from Maersk Get operational information, advisories and more delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up Stay informed Subscribe for operational updates from Maersk Get operational information, advisories and more delivered straight to your inbox. I agree to receive logistics related news and marketing updates by email, phone, messaging services (e.g. WhatsApp) and other digital platforms, including but not limited to social media (e.g., LinkedIn) from A. P. Moller-Maersk and its affiliated companies (see latest company overview). I understand that I can opt out of such Maersk communications at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link. To see how we use your personal data, please read our Privacy Notification. By completing this form, you confirm that you agree to the use of your personal data by Maersk as described in our Privacy Notification. Thank you for signing up You have now signed up for newsletters. You will shortly receive an email which will explain how to set your newsletter preferences and unsubscribe. Subscribed You can unsubscribe anytime.