Affected by the strike crisis in the eastern terminal, the eastern freight index continued to rise. At the same time, the big ship company has also adjusted the freight charge strategy.
CMA : Indian Ocean to North America surcharge
CMA CGM charges surcharges (PSS) from the Indian Ocean to the Gulf. The surcharge will be implemented from January 15,2025, until further notice.
This surcharge applies to all shipments from the Indian subcontinent, Middle East Gulf, Red Sea and Egypt to the East Coast of the United States and the American Gulf. The surcharge rate is $1,500 per unit.
CMA: Mediterranean to North America surcharge CMA will implement the peak season surcharge (PSS) from January 18,2025 until further notice.
This would apply to goods originating in the ports of the Mediterranean, including ports of Fox, Marseille, Portugal, Italy, Arhersilas, Valencia, Barcelona, Sagonto, Vigo and Morocco.
The destinations are the East Coast of the United States, the Gulf of the United States, and all inland destinations accessible through these ports.
The surcharge applies to all types of goods except overrun (OOG) and groceries.
For dry goods, $1,300 for 20 foot containers, $2,000 for 40 or 40 feet high cubic containers, and $2,500 for 45 feet containers.
For refrigerated cargo, $1300 for 20 foot container, $2500 for 40 foot or 45 foot containers.
Maersk: Far East (OCI)
Maersk will impose operating cost import (OCI) charges from West Africa in the Far East, Middle East and South Asia (FEA + MESA) from February 1 until further notice.
According to the notice, the specific amount of the surcharge code OCI for different shipping sites (FEA + MESA) to West African countries has been specified.
For example, the 20-foot dry goods container OCI shipped from FEA + MESA to Nigeria costs $112.
40 foot dry containers for $40, and 40 foot refrigerated containers / 45 feet for $650 / $232.
Other West African countries such as Cameroon, Ghana, the Congo (Democratic Republic of Congo), Guinea, Mauritania, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Togo and Ivory Coast also have specific cost standards.
Far East Asian countries / regions: Brunei, China, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Japan, Cambodia, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Mongolia, Macau, Malaysia, Nauru, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Lestor, Taiwan, Vietnam.
Middle East and South Asian countries / regions: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Gilji, stan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Yemen. Recently, the surcharge adjustment is frequent, please pay close attention to the freight rate changes.
At the same time, the new us customs rules will be implemented soon, please pay attention to the shipment!
Source: SouHang Network