Maersk introduces Peak Season Surcharge on East Mediterranean-US-Canada route

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for all dry container types for the scope East Mediterranean to United States and Canada with effective from 7-October-2026 until further notice.

The tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Origin	Destination	Currency	ALL 20	ALL 40/45HDRY	40 HREF
Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Lebanon, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine	United states and Canada	USD	250	250	250
Syria	United states and Canada	EUR	220	220	220

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 East Mediterranean area including Bulgaria, Egypt, Georgia, Israel, Lebanon, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine.
• 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.