Hurry up to ship the goods! The shipping company has issued a price increase notice for January 2025!

Recently, shipping carriers have begun to announce a new round of freight rate adjustment plans for January 2025, such as MAERSK, CMA, HMM etc. have successively adjusted the freight rates for some routes, involving the Mediterranean, the Philippines, Africa, the Middle East, the US route, etc.

MAERSK have announced an increase in the FAK from the Far East to the Mediterranean.

On December 6th, Maersk announced that from December 30th, 2024, the freight announcement from the Far East to the Nordic Mediterranean has been released.

To continue to provide you with a wide range of high-quality services, it is announced that the FAK rate from the Far East to the Mediterranean will be increased with effective from December 30th, 2024. The details are as following:

Maersk charges for a peak season surcharge (PSS) from North China and East China to the Philippines.

To continue to provide you with global services, Maersk is adjusting the peak season surcharge (PSS) for dry and refrigerated containers departing from North China and East China ports and destined for Batangas and Subic in the Philippines, with effective from January 1st, 2025.

To ensure continued provision of global services, Maersk is adjusting the peak season surcharge (PSS) for dry and refrigerated containers departing from North China and East China ports and destined for Manila and Philippines, with effective from January 1st, 2025. The details of the standards are as the following:

Maersk charges for a peak season surcharge (PSS) from China, Hong Kong China, etc. to Kenya and Dar es Salaam.

To continue to provide you with our global services, Maersk is implementing the peak season surcharge (PSS) for the areas: China, Hong Kong China, Japan, Korea South, Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar (Burma), Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste & Taiwan to Kenya & Dar es Salaam, with effective from 1st, 2025. The details of the standards are as the following:

Maersk charges for a peak season surcharge (PSS) from the Far East to the Middle East.

To continue to provide you with our global services, Maersk is adjusting the charging of the peak season surcharge (PSS) from the Far East to the Middle East, with effective from December 19th, 2024, until the further notice. The details of the standards are as the following:

Maersk charges a peak season surcharge (PSS) from China/Hong Kong China to Senegal.

To continue to provide you with our global services, Maersk is adjusting the charging of the peak season surcharge (PSS) from China/Hong Kong China to Senegal, with an effective date of December 16th, 2024. The details of the standards are as the following:

According to the announcement, the adjusted tariff amounts are: For goods shipped from China/Hong Kong, China to Senegal, whether it is a 20’ general dry cargo container (ALL 20) or a 40’ general dry cargo container (ALL 40), the surcharge are USD 3,500;

For a 45’ high dry cargo container (45HDRY), the surcharge is USD 3,450; for a 20OT container (ALL 20 REEF) and a 40OT container (ALL 40 REEF), the surcharges are USD 3,500 and USD 3,450 respectively. All fees are calculated in US dollars.

CMA charges a Panama Canal surcharge from the Far East to the US East Coast.

The Panama Canal Authority has launched a new booking reservation system - the Long-Term Slot Allocation (LoTSA) - to manage canal crossing reservations. This system will take effect on January 1st, 2025, resulting in a significant increase in CMA CGM's operating costs.

To take back this additional cost and continue to provide you with the most reliable Panama Canal transit service, CMA CGM will charge a Panama Canal transit surcharge on the following routes from January 1st, 2025:

Origin: Far East (including the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong and Macau Special Administrative Regions, Northeast Asia, and Southeast Asia), excluding Taiwan, China.

Via: Panama Canal

Destination: US East Coast and US Gulf

Related routes: CBX, GMXP, MANB, PEX 3, SAX, TWS, VESPUCC, PEX 2

Cargo: all

Amount: USD 40/TEU

HMM charges a peak season surcharge (PEK) for all origins to the US, Canada, and Mexico.

Please note that from January 2nd, 2025, a peak season surcharge will be charged on all services from all origins to the US, Canada, and Mexico. The details of the standards are as the following:

For specific surcharge situations, please consult the corresponding shipping carriers in detail first. Or other shipping carriers may have similar measures to increase freight rates.