Maersk introduces $250 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 (Andorra, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, Fos sur Mer, FR (France), French Guiana, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Macedonia, Martinique, Malta, Portugal, Reunion, Serbia, Slovenia, San Marino, Tunisia, Mayotte) to United States and Canada )with effective from 1-December-2026 until further notice.

The tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Origin	Destination	Container Basis	Currency	All20	All40	All45
Andorra, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Spain, Fos sur Mer, FR (France), French Guiana, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Morocco, Monaco, Montenegro, Macedonia, Martinique, Malta, Portugal, Reunion, Serbia, Slovenia, San Marino, Tunisia, Mayotte	United States & Canada	Per Container	USD	250	250	250

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 the last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings.

SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on Booking confirmation date or 1st vessel ETD at booking confirmation] for spot bookings.

Pay term – The above charge is collected at origin, unless different pay term has been selected.

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)

• 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.