French shipping giant CMA CGM has announced the implementation of a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) and an Emergency Operational Recovery Surcharge, both set to take effect on April 1, 2025, and remaining valid until further notice.
To accommodate increased demand, CMA CGM said it will apply a Peak Season Surcharge of US$700 per reefer container for shipments from Mauritania to West Africa.
Citing recent operational constraints in Europe and West Africa, the company has introduced an Emergency Operational Recovery surcharge aimed at ensuring service continuity.
Effective April 1, 2025, a US$100 per container surcharge will apply to all cargo shipped from North Europe, the West Mediterranean, the East Mediterranean, the Black Sea, and North Africa, including Morocco, to West Africa.
Starting April 20, 2025, the same US$100 per container surcharge will be extended to all cargo shipped from North America and Latin America, including Central America, the West Coast and East Coast of South America, and the Caribbean, to West Africa.
CMA CGM has not specified an end date for these surcharges, indicating that they will remain in place until further notice.
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