Maersk announces peak season surcharge for Asia-Oceania routes

01 Oct 2026

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing a Peak Season Surcharge for the scope:

From: China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Laos, Brunei, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Taiwan, Vietnam

To: Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, New Zealand, Fiji Islands, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, Samoa

Container Type: All 20'dry, 40'dry and 40'hdry

Effective date: PCD 1st November 2026

Charge Code	Origin	Destination	Currency	20'DRY	40'DRY	45'DRY
PSS	China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Laos, Brunei, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Taiwan, Vietnam	Australia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands	USD	500	1,000	1,000
PSS	China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Laos, Brunei, Myanmar, Mongolia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste, Taiwan, Vietnam	New Zealand, Fiji Islands, American Samoa, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, Tonga, Vanuatu, Wallis & Futuna, Samoa	USD	300	600	600

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.