Up to $7,800! Multiple Carriers Announce New Round of Rate Hikes
Recently, Maersk, CMA CGM, and Hapag-Lloyd have announced freight adjustment plans such as flat rate (FAK), peak season surcharge (PSS), and overweight surcharge (HWS) in April. This freight rate adjustment covers a number of important routes departing from Asia, with the amount ranging from US0 to a maximum of US,800.
Adjust Far East Asia tomexico,West Coast of South America, Central AmericaandcaribbeanPeak Season Surcharge (PSS) (C1E route).
The fee details are as follows:
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Departing from Far East Asia and bound for the west coast of South America, Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean (excluding Puerto Rico and Colombia), a flat fee of US0 is charged for the whole box, effective March 31, 2026;
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Departing from Far East Asia and bound for Colombia, the full box fee is USD 250, effective April 6, 2026.
The peak season surcharge (PSS) is adjusted and is applicable to routes from China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam to South Africa and Mauritius.
It will take effect from April 6, 2026 and will be implemented until further notice.
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20-foot dry cargo box: 0
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40-foot dry cargo container: 0
Adjust the overweight surcharge, applicable to the Far East (excluding Taiwan, China) toMexico, West Coast of South America, Central AmericaandCaribbean (Excluding Colombia and Puerto Rico) routes.
All 20-foot dry cargo containers whose verified gross VGM exceeds 20 metric tons and 40-foot non-operational reefer containers (40 NOR) whose verified gross VGM exceeds 25 metric tons are required to charge this fee. The charging standards are detailed in the figure below:
Price calculation effective node: April 10, 2026
For goods shipped from Taiwan, China, and goods destined for Colombia and Puerto Rico, the price calculation effective date is unified as April 27, 2026.
The peak season surcharge (PSS) for relevant containers shipped from China and Hong Kong to Kenya and Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (route Z2FE) will be adjusted, effective from April 13, 2026, and will continue to be implemented until further notice.
Shipping from China, Hong Kong, China toKenya route:
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20-foot dry cargo container, 20-foot refrigerated container: USD 800
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40-foot dry cargo container, 40-foot refrigerated container, 45-foot high-cube dry cargo container: USD 1,400
Shipping from China and Hong Kong to TanzaniaDar es Salaam route:
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20-foot dry cargo container, 20-foot refrigerated container: USD 300
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40-foot dry cargo container, 40-foot refrigerated container, 45-foot high-definition dry cargo container: USD 600
***Special Instructions***
Non-spot booking: The above fees are calculated based on the price calculation date (PCD).
Non-FMC registered freight rates: The price calculation date for non-spot bookings is based on the planned sailing date of the first segment of the ocean when the booking is confirmed;
FMC registered freight rate: The price calculation date for non-spot booking is based on the latest customs cut-off date for the container to enter the port.
Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) is not applicable to spot bookings.
Payment Terms: This surcharge will be added to the shipping fee.
Effective from the loading date of April 1, 2026, until further notice, all Asian ports (including Japan, Southeast Asia and Bangladesh) toAll Nordic ports(Including the UK, and all ports from Portugal to Finland and Estonia) The unified freight rates (FAK) for all types of goods are as follows:
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20-foot box: USD 2,000
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40-foot general container/high container/refrigerated container: USD 3,500
Applicable goods: dry goods, oversized goods, paid empty containers and refrigerated goods.
The above is the freight rate from basic port to basic port. Non-basic ports will charge transshipment surcharge TAO/TAD as usual.
From April 1 to April 14, 2026, from all major ports in Asia toAll ports along the MediterraneanThe unified lump sum freight rate (FAK) for all types of goods (regions specified below) will be increased:
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West Mediterranean route: 20-foot container USD 4,300; 40-foot container, high container USD 5,700
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Adriatic Sea Route: 20-foot container USD 4,500; 40-foot container, high container USD 5,800
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East Mediterranean route and Black Sea route: 20-foot container USD 4,600; 40-foot container, high container USD 6,000
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Algeria route: 20-foot container USD 5,700; 40-foot container, high container USD 7,800
Applicable cargo categories: dry goods, refrigerated goods, over-the-top and over-sized goods (OOG), paid empty containers
From April 15, 2026, the following peak season surcharge (PSS) will be implemented.
Scope of application: Far East toPort Louis, Mauritius
Applicable goods: dry goods, refrigerated goods
Charging standard: USD 250/standard box
A new round of peak season surcharge (PSS) adjustments will be implemented, applicable to all goods shipped on April 8, 2026 (bill of lading shipment date) and after, until further notice.
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Origin: China, Southeast Asia, South Korea
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Destinations: Luanda, Lobito, Cabinda, Angola; Pointe Noire, Congo (Brazzaville); Matadi, Boma, Congo; Libreville, Port Gentil, Gabon; Kribi, Douala, Cameroon; Walvis Bay, Namibia; Nouakchott, Mauritania; Dakar, Senegal; Banjul, Gambia; Freetown, Sierra Leone; Monrovia, Liberia; Conakry, Guinea; Bata, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
In addition, a separate peak season surcharge is set for goods shipped from Japan, Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji, covering destination ports: Freetown, Sierra Leone, Monrovia, Liberia, and Conakry, Guinea.
Charges:
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All the above destination ports except Guinea Conakry: USD 500/TEU for all container types
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Exclusive standard for Guinea Conakry: USD 2,200/TEU for all box types
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