Rate announcements

Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) – Indian Subcontinent & Middle East to US East Coast & Gulf

16 Jul 2026

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) for United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Bhutan, India, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Yemen to USA and Canada East Coast & Gulf effective 15th August 2026 from below table for below mentioned containers.

The revised tariff levels are as follows:

Middle East & Indian Subcontinent to US and Canadian East & Gulf Coast:

Origin Destination Effective 14 Jul-3 Aug 26 Effective 14 Jul-3 Aug 26 Effective 4 Aug-14 Aug 26 Effective 4 Aug-14 Aug 26 Effective 15 Aug-31 Dec 26 Effective 15 Aug-31 Dec 26
20DRY 40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY 20DRY 40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY 20DRY 40DRY/40HDRY/45 HDRY
North West India, Nepal, Bhutan All PODs (except USHOU) 3650 3650 4650 4650 5650 5650
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan USHOU 3800 3800 4800 4800 5800 5800
South & East India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Maldives All PODs (except USHOU) 3500 3500 4500 4500 5500 5500
Pakistan All PODs 3000 3000 4000 4000 5000 5000
United Arab Emirates/Yemen/Oman/Iraq/Kuwait/Jordan/Saudi Arabia/Qatar/Bahrain All PODs 1000 1000 2000 2000 3000 3000
Origin Destination ALL_20_REF 40HREF ALL_20_REF 40HREF ALL_20_REF 40HREF
Kattupalli/Ennore Chennai/Kolkata/Visakhapatnam/Tuticorin/Mangalore/Cochin All PODs 1700 1700 3700 3700 3700 3700
Pakistan All PODs 3000 3000 4000 4000 5000 5000
North West India All PODs 1700 1700 3700 3700 3700 3700
Bhutan/UAE/Nepal/Oman/Yemen/Bahrain/Bangladesh/Kuwait/Sri Lanka/Jordan/Qatar/Saudi Arabia/Maldives/Iraq All PODs 2000 2000 3000 3000 4000 4000
  • The above rates 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.

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

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