Container News reported on 21 September 2026 that CMA CGM has announced Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) updates covering trades to Africa, Mauritius, Europe and the United States, with measures taking effect between 21 September and 15 October depending on the trade. For China to West Africa, from 21 September loading date on short-term dry and reefer contracts, the paper lists USD 50 per TEU from Central and South China to Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin and Equatorial Guinea (excluding Ghana and Togo); USD 150 per TEU from China and its SARs to Ghana and Togo; USD 200 per TEU to Liberia, Mauritania, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde and São Tomé and Príncipe (Guinea and Senegal excluded from that band); USD 100 per TEU to Senegal; and USD 75 per TEU to Angola, Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Namibia, Gabon and Cameroon.
Separately, CMA CGM will apply USD 200 per TEU from China, Northeast Asia and Southeast Asia to Port Louis, Mauritius, from 21 September. From 25 September, a USD 350 per TEU surcharge applies on shipments from China to Durban, South Africa, for all cargo until further notice. Container News notes that for shipments originating in China, the relevant surcharges will be subject to filing with the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and/or included in ocean freight.
The same roundup also flags a North Europe–US PSS03 postponement (now from 1 October: USD 1,000/20′ and USD 2,000/40′/40′HC/45′) and other non-China trades; for China-origin procurement, the actionable clocks are the 21 September West Africa and Mauritius loading dates and the 25 September Durban step-up. Importers should refresh rate sheets by destination cluster rather than applying a single Africa average.