Implementation of Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for F3W trade

02 Jun 2026

Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for the scope: China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Brunei, Hong Kong China, Taiwan China, South Korea, Timor Leste to Sri Lanka with the effective date as on 17-Jun-26 (except Korea, South origin), 02-Jul-26 (For Korea, South origin) until further notice.

The tariff amount is detailed as follows:

Surcharge Code - PSS

Origin	Destination	Container basis	Container Type	Rate	Effective date
Origin China, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Brunei, Hong Kong China, Taiwan China, South Korea, Timor Leste	Destination Sri Lanka	Container basis Per container	Container Type All container	Rate 1000 USD	Effective date 17-Jun-26
Origin South Korea	Destination Sri Lanka	Container basis Per container	Container Type All container	Rate 1000 USD	Effective date 2-Jul-26

Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on Price Calculation Date (PCD). 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. PSS is not applicable on SPOT booking.

Pay term – The above charge is collected follow freight paid.

For your reference, you can always view the latest levels and rate structures directly on our Tariff Lookup page: Tariff Lookup (Current coverage: FMC – Federal Maritime Commission and EEA – European Economic Area regulated countries).

• The rates provided in the link 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.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our local representatives on Maersk.com.

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future.

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Fuente: Maersk