Collective Price Hike! MSC, Maersk, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd Announce March Rate Adjustments! Heavy Equipment Shipped to Manila

The global shipping market is experiencing major fluctuations again. includeMSC,Maersk,CMA CGM,Hapag-LloydThe four leading shipping companies, including China International Shipping Co., Ltd., have issued intensive announcements, announcing that they will increase freight rates on multiple core routes starting from March 1.

This price adjustment coversEurope,Mediterranean,africaandLatin AmericaWaiting for export from Chinakey routes. The price adjustment dimension is not limited to basic freight rate (GRI), but also involves peak season surcharge (PSS), etc.

MSC Effective from March 1st, allfar east port(Including Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asian ports) toNordic,Mediterranean(Including the Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea, and North Africa) andblack sea port, new shipping rates will be implemented until further notice.

*Global Fuel Surcharge (GFS) is USD 54/TEU (valid until March);

*Emission Control Area Surcharge (ECA) is US/TEU for major Mediterranean and Nordic countries, and US/TEU for other Nordic and Baltic countries;

*Carbon cap surcharge (CLS) is USD 20/TEU, carbon review surcharge (CRS) is USD 91/TEU in Northern Europe, and USD 115/TEU in Mediterranean.

From March 1, 2026, Maersk will increaseMainland China,Hong Kong, China,Taiwan, China,Indonesia,malaysia,singapore,Philippines,vietnam,thailand,Myanmar,laos,cambodiatoSenegalPeak Season Surcharges (PSS) for routes are subject to adjustment until further notice.

From March 2, 2026, Maersk will increaseMainland China,Hong Kong, ChinatoKenyaPeak Season Surcharge (PSS) for routes until further notice.

From March 1, 2026, Maersk will increaseIndonesia,malaysia,singapore,Philippines,vietnam,thailand,Myanmar,laos,cambodiatonigeria,Burkina Faso,Benin,ghana,Cote d'Ivoire,Niger,Togo,Angola,Cameroon,Congo,Democratic Republic of the Congo,equatorial guinea,Gabon,namibia,central african republic,Chad,Guinea,Mauritania,Gambia,Liberia,sierra leone,cape verde,MaliPeak Season Surcharge (PSS) will be implemented in other areas until further notice.

CMA CGM will start from March 1, 2026.Far EasttoKenya(USD 1,000/TEU),tanzania(USD 700/TEU),Mozambique(USD 850/TEU) andsouth africa(USD 1,000/TEU) route, peak season surcharge (PSS) will be levied on all cargo;Far Easttowest africaDry cargo and refrigerated cargo in all regions are also subject to peak season surcharges, with a standard of US,000/TEU, further pushing up the logistics costs of African routes.

CMA CGM will start from March 1, 2026 (loading day).AsiatoNordicThe new FAK (flat rate) applies to all goods and is valid until further notice;

From March 1st to March 14th, 2026, CMA CGMAsiaAll ports toWestern Mediterranean,adriatic sea,Eastern Mediterranean,black sea,algeriaThe new rates apply to all dry goods, refrigerated goods, over-limit goods, and empty container goods.

From March 1, 2026 (shipping date), all CMA CGMasian port(including Japan, Southeast Asia and Bangladesh) towest coast of south america,east coast of south america,west coast of central america,Central America East Coast,caribbeanandmexicoThere is an additional charge of USD 1,000 per container for cargo at all ports.

Hapag-Lloyd will conduct a comprehensive rate increase (GRI) from March 1, 2026.Far Easttowest coast of south america,east coast of south america,mexico,Central America and the Caribbean, in which the freight rate per container is increased by US,000.

Due to the tight window period for price increases, it may lead to a short-termGrab a position,Explosion cabinphenomenon.