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CMA CGM implements peak season surcharges worldwide

French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced new peak season surcharges globally, set to take effect in April and May.

CMA CGM will apply a peak season surcharge (PSS) from Türkiye and Greece to Canada East Coast, Mexico East Coast, US East Coast, US West Coast & US Gulf and all inland destinations reached via said ports. Effective from 3 May, the surcharge will apply to both dry and reefer cargo, except out of gauge (OOG), and will be US$500 per 20′ and US$ 1,000 per 40’/40′ HC/ 45′.



Additionally, the Marseille-based box line will implement a PSS of US$200 per dry TEU shipped from the Far East to Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome & Principe. This surcharge will take effect on 8 April.

Moreover, CMA CGM will introduce another PSS – US$400 per dry TEU – from Far East ports to Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, Sao Tome & Principe, effective from 21 April.

Last but not least, the French shipping company has announced the following peak season surcharges for dry cargo from China, Hong Kong and Macau SAR, which will be effective from 8 April:

  • Destination range: West Africa South Range (Angola, Congo, DRC, Namibia, Gabon, Cameroon)
  • Amount: US$75 per TEU

  • Destination range: West Africa Central Range except Nigeria (Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, Togo, Equatorial Guinea)
  • Amount: US$250 per TEU

  • Destination: Nigeria
  • Amount: US$150 per TEU





Antonis Karamalegkos
Managing Editor

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