Maersk introduces new global surcharges.
2024-10-30

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As of November 4th, the company will be updating the PSS for dry container shipments from Indian ports to the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, as outlined below:


OriginDestinationContainer Size/typeRateCurrencyCharge Basis
Tuticorin, Ennore Chennai, Colombo, Cochin, Male, Kolkata, Mangalore, Haldia Port and Visakhapatnam
United Arab Emirates
All dry containers for non-shipper owned containers
400
US$
Per container
Tuticorin, Ennore Chennai, Colombo, Cochin, Male, Kolkata, Mangalore, Haldia Port and Visakhapatnam
Kuwait
All dry containers for non-shipper owned containers
300
US$
Per container



Furthermore, Maersk will be raising the peak season surcharge for cargo heading from North Europe, except for France, to Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Benin, Guinea, Mauritania, and Cape Verde, starting from November 10th. This adjustment will apply to 20-foot dry, 40-foot dry, 40-foot high cube dry, and 45-foot high dry containers.


OriginDestinationRate basisContainerCurrencyRate
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Benin, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania
Per container
20DRY
US$
250
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Benin, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania
Per container
40DRY
US$
250
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Benin, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania
Per container
40HDRY
US$
250
Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Benin, Cape Verde Island, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Mauritania
Per container
45HDRY
US$
250



Additionally, the Copenhagen-headquartered container shipping line is set to adjust the PSS for shipments originating from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Timor Leste, bound for New Zealand, the Fiji Islands, and French Polynesia. This revision will take effect in November and is detailed as follows:


OriginDestinationEffective20dry40dry, 40hdry, 45hdry20 REEF NOR / 40 REEF NOR
China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Timor Leste
New Zealand, Fiji Islands and French Polynesia
9 November
US$750
US$1,500
US$750/US$1,500
China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Vietnam, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Timor Leste and Taiwan
American Samoa
24 November
US$750
US$1,500
US$750/US$1,500
Taiwan
New Zealand, Fiji Islands and French Polynesia
24 November
US$750
US$1,500
US$750/US$1,500