Maersk implements peak season surcharge on West Mediterranean-US/Canada routes

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for all container types for the scope West Mediterranean to United States and Canada with effective from 07-October-2026 until further notice.

The tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Origin	Destination	Container Basis	Currency	ALL 20	ALL 40 / 45HDRY	40HREF
West Mediterranean	United States & Canada	Per container	USD	250	250	250

For your reference, you can always view the latest levels and rate structures directly on our Tariff Lookup page: https://www.maersk.com/tariff-lookup/

(Current coverage: FMC – Federal Maritime Commission and EEA – European Economic Area regulated countries)

• Origin scope is all ports in South West Europe and Central South Europe areas including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Morocco, Malta, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Slovakia and Tunisia.
• Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on PCD. PCD = Price Calculation Date. 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.
• SPOT booking – The rate is retrieved based on 1st vessel ETD at booking confirmation for Spot bookings.

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.