Peak season surcharges (PSS) land fast and are billed on the loading or sailing date — not on the date you quoted your customer. This morning briefing gathers every surcharge currently listed on the FocusFlow Surcharge Radar, each one taken from an official carrier notice or a published trade report.

Asia to Africa: the heaviest November moves

  • CMA CGM — China & SARs → West Africa South (Angola, Congo, DR Congo, Namibia, Gabon, Cameroon): USD 900/TEU from 1 November 2026, dry and reefer, short-term contracts. Source
  • CMA CGM — China & SARs → Central West Africa (Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Eq. Guinea, Togo; Ghana excluded): USD 700/TEU from 1 November.
  • CMA CGM — China & SARs → Senegal: USD 400/TEU from 1 November, short-term contracts.
  • CMA CGM — Southeast Asia → West Africa: USD 300/TEU from 1 November, dry cargo.
  • CMA CGM — China → Madagascar, Mozambique, Mauritius, South Africa: USD 300/TEU from 1 November.
  • Hapag-Lloyd — Asia & Oceania → Tema, Ghana: PSS update effective 6 November 2026 for all cargo loaded on board. Amounts per container are in the official notice.

Asia to South America East Coast

  • Maersk — Far East Asia → Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay: USD 500/20′ dry, USD 1,000/40′ dry and 45′, USD 500/20′ reefer, USD 1,000/40′ high reefer from 9 November 2026; the same levels apply from South Korea from 20 November. Source

Asia to the Mediterranean and Black Sea

  • MSC — Asia → all Mediterranean, North Africa and Black Sea ports: PRS USD 55/TEU + SCS USD 36/TEU from 15 November 2026 (proforma date). Source

Transpacific and Americas

  • CMA CGM — Far East & Indian Subcontinent → US West Coast: USD 3,600/20′, 4,000/40′, 5,065/45′ since 1 October 2026.
  • CMA CGM — Indian Subcontinent & Bangladesh → US East & Gulf Coasts: USD 10,000 per unit since 1 October. Source
  • Maersk — Canada inland via US ports: USD 75 per container, 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027. Source
  • MSC — North Europe → Canada & Mexico: USD 600/20′, 1,000/40′, 1,200 reefer and special, since 1 September.
  • CMA CGM — North Europe → South America West Coast: EUR 300 / USD 350 per container since 1 October.

South America to Europe (reefer)

  • COSCO — Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil (ESE2) → Europe: USD 200 per reefer container from 1 November 2026. Source

What forwarders should do this week

  1. Re-check open quotes on Asia–West Africa and Asia–East Coast South America: a quote valid past 1, 6 or 9 November may not cover the new PSS.
  2. Add a surcharge clause ("subject to carrier surcharges in force at loading date") to every spot quote.
  3. Match the trigger date: CMA CGM applies loading date, MSC the proforma date, MSC Canada/Mexico the sailing date. The trigger decides who pays.
  4. Track the actual loading date of each booking — a container rolled by one week can fall into the new surcharge period.

Methodology

Each entry above comes from an official carrier notice or a trade report quoting one. FocusFlow scans official carrier sites every morning and adds a surcharge only when the source states the carrier, the route and the effective date. Always confirm the final amount with your carrier contract before invoicing.

Follow every update live on the Surcharge Radar and track the loading date of your containers on FocusFlow.