Major Shipping Lines Announce June Rate Hikes: What Exporters Need to Know

1. Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC)

• Effective: June 1–14, 2025

• Far East → North Europe/Mediterranean/Black Sea: New FAK rates applied.

  
  

• Far East → Sub-Saharan Africa/Indian Ocean: FAK hikes.



• PSS for Far East → Mediterranean/Black Sea/North Africa: $550/TEU (from June 7).

2. CMA CGM

• Asia → Mediterranean/North Africa: Higher FAK rates (June 1–14).

  
  

  

• Asia → Northern Europe: FAK increases (until June 15).

  
  

  

• PSS Surcharges:

• Far East → Mauritius/Madagascar: $300–500/TEU (from June 1/16).

• Far East → West/South Africa: $250–400/TEU (from June 1).

  
  

  

  

3. Hapag-Lloyd

• Far East → South America East Coast: GRI increase (from June 1).

  
  

  

• Asia/Oceania → West/Central/Northwest Africa: PSS applied (from June 6).

  
  

  

  

4. Maersk (MSK)

• Far East → Central America/Caribbean/South America West Coast: PSS (from June 6; Cuba from June 21).

  
  

  
  

• China/Hong Kong/Macau → Argentina/Brazil/Paraguay/Uruguay:

• Dry 20’: $500 | Reefer 20’/40’/HC: $1,000 (from June 6).

• China/Hong Kong → Middle East: $600 all containers (from June 5).

• East/South China → Pakistan: $500 | Middle East/South Asia: $200 (from June 1).

Key Implications for Shippers:

⚠️ Act Now: Book shipments before June 1 to avoid rate hikes.
Regional Focus:

• Mediterranean/Africa routes face steepest PSS charges.

• South America sees GRIs + PSS double hits.
  Deadlines Matter: Some surcharges expire mid-June—confirm cutoff dates.