After CMA-CGM, German shipping carrier Hapag-Lloyd has also announced a Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) from East Asia to North America. The peak season surcharge will be effective from 12 May until further notice.
Hapag-Lloyd has added US$1,000 per Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit(TEU) and US$2,000 per Forty-foot Equivalent Unit(FEU) as Peak Season Surcharge (PSS).
East Asia area includes Japan, Republic of Korea, Taiwan (PRC), Hong Kong (PRC), China (PRC), Macau (PRC), Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia and the Philippines, while North America covers United States and Canada.