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Recently, several shipping companies announced their first wave of price adjustments for December. MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, and other companies continue to adjust freight rates on some routes, including those to Europe, the Mediterranean, and Africa.
MSC announced that, effective December 1, 2025, new freight rates from Far East ports (including but not limited to ports in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia) to Northern Europe and the Mediterranean (including the Western Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean, Adriatic Sea, and North Africa) and Black Sea ports will be adjusted as follows:
Unless otherwise stated, all prices are in US dollars.
The rates above include the base rate (i.e., ocean freight) and the following surcharges (calculated in VATOS):
Global Fuel Surcharge (GFS): Effective December 2025, USD 79/TEU;
Emission Control Area Surcharge (ECA): Mediterranean and Northern Europe (including Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Ireland, Belgium, Germany, UK, Netherlands, France), USD 15/TEU; other Northern European and Baltic countries, USD 52/TEU.
Additional charges apply:
Carbon Cap Supplement (CLS): USD 20/TEU;
Carbon Review Surcharge (CRS): Northern Europe, USD 57/TEU; Mediterranean, USD 85/TEU;
Note: The uniform rate (FAK) does not include all International Maritime Organization (IMO) dangerous goods categories and high-value cargoes.
On November 19th, CMA CGM issued an announcement stating that from December 1st to December 14th, 2025, it will increase the FAK freight rate from the Far East to the Mediterranean and North Africa, with a maximum increase of US$6,300 per 40-foot container. Details are as follows:
Hapag-Lloyd announced an increase in FAK rates between the Far East and Europe, effective December 1, 2025. This adjustment applies to cargo transported in 20-foot and 40-foot dry and refrigerated containers, including high cube containers.
Maersk recently announced that it will impose a congestion charge (CFD) on cargo destined for the port of Beira in Mozambique from ports in the Middle East and Far East, effective December 25.
Maersk also announced that it will charge a scanning fee of €25 per container in Romania.
This “Import Inspection Fee” applies to all full container load (FCL) imports and transshipments handled at the Constanta South Container Terminal in Romania, where the scanning process is already in place.
The price is effective from December 1, 2025, and the price for the FMC range is effective from December 15, 2025.
Please note that shipping companies have recently made numerous adjustments to freight rates, resulting in frequent changes. Freight forwarders involved in related shipping routes should stay informed of the latest developments.
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