Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Far East Asia to North European countries

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for 20REEF and ALL_40_REF containers from countries Far East Asia to North European countries effective 15th December 2020 for All corridors.

The new tariff amount is detailed as follow

Charge code : PSS

For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors from China to Netherlands valid from today until further notice. These may be subject to future change, however we will make sure to notify you accordingly.

Shanghai, ( 31 ), CN to Rotterdam, ( ZH ), NL

Reefer Containers

• The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges.
• The above surcharge acronyms mean: OF (Ocean Freight), OHC (Origin Terminal Handling Charge), DHC (Destination Terminal Handling Charge), ERS (Emergency Risk Surcharge), BAF (Bunker Adjustment Factor), LSS (Low Sulphur Surcharge) and PSS (Peak Season Surcharge).
• 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.

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future.