By: OrePulse

CMA CGM will introduce a peak season surcharge of €50 per twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) on cargo moving from North Europe to Egypt's Mediterranean ports, effective for containers loaded from November 15, 2026, the French container line said in a notice to customers. The surcharge will remain in place until further notice and applies to all cargo types based on the date of loading.

The North Europe-Egypt increase is one of several new peak season surcharges CMA CGM has introduced on trade lanes serving Africa and the Middle East as carriers push rates higher heading into the year-end peak shipping season. On the South China to Mozambique corridor, the carrier is applying a surcharge of $400 per TEU from November 10. On the Southeast Asia to West Africa route, the peak season surcharge for dry and reefer containers under short-term contracts is rising to $500 per TEU, effective November 15.

CMA CGM is also adding a $400 per container charge on cargo moving from China to the East African ports of Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, and Mombasa, in Kenya. The charge takes effect November 10 for shipments from South China and November 15 for cargo originating in North and Central China, according to the carrier's notice.

Separately, the company is raising freight rates to the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea by $1,000 per twenty-foot container and $2,000 per forty- and forty-five-foot container. Rates to the Indian subcontinent will rise by $600 per twenty-foot container and $1,200 per forty- and forty-five-foot container. CMA CGM said the increases apply to all cargo types except open-top and flat-rack containers and are separate from base freight rates, meaning they do not cover fuel, terminal handling, or other local and emergency charges that may also apply.

The carrier said a further rate recovery initiative, designated RRI03, will take effect December 3 on cargo moving from Canada's West Coast to the Indian subcontinent, the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea. CMA CGM's notice also said that the surcharge for shipments originating in China will be subject to filing with the Shanghai Shipping Exchange and/or may be included in the ocean freight rate.