On 2 October 2026, Container News reported that CMA CGM announced a series of Peak Season Surcharges (PSS) covering trades from Asia and the east coast of South America, taking effect during October at levels from about US$200 to US$1,000 per TEU depending on the lane.
From 8 October, CMA CGM will apply US$550 per TEU on all cargo from the Far East to Durban, South Africa, until further notice. From 15 October, Far East–Port Louis (Mauritius) cargo faces US$400 per TEU until further notice; for China-origin shipments the carrier said the surcharge is subject to filing with the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and/or inclusion in ocean freight.
Also from 15 October, China to selected West African markets sees short-term dry and reefer PSS: US$200 per TEU from Central and South China to Nigeria, Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Togo; US$200 per TEU from China and its Special Administrative Regions to Guinea; and US$400 per TEU to Liberia, Senegal, Mauritania, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe, plus Angola, Congo, DRC, Namibia, Gabon and Cameroon.
Separately, a US$1,000 per TEU PSS applies from East Coast South America to the west coast of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Guyana, Suriname, the United States and Canada from 15 October on long-term contracts (28 October for the US and territories and some Latin American markets with longer notice). Importers should dual-check these asks against Maersk’s Far East–South Africa PSS already noted for mid-October and confirm whether quotes are all-in or base-plus-PSS.