News / Peak season and port congestion surcharges spread to Asian tradelanes

Shipping lines have slapped a raft of peak season and port congestion surcharges on Asian tradelanes.

This week, Alphaliner said SCFI spot rates for Chinese exports were expected to keep rising, due to carriers’ peak season surcharges on “numerous routes or significantly higher FAK rates for December”.

For example, from 1 December, CMA CGM will introduce a peak season surcharge of $500 per teu from all Asian ports to Mediterranean and North Africa.

And on intra-Asia lanes, the worsening shortage of 40ft containers ...