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Fresh Plaza, serving the fresh fruit market, expressed displeasure at the Marseille-based company's apparent indifference to shippers "unprecedented costs" and "deteriorating levels of service on a global basis" backed up project44 data.

April rollover figures from project44 revealed that CMA CGM saw a rollover rate of 56 per cent in April; the highest rate since the pandemic began and the worst rate of cargo delays among the top carriers.

Even so, the company has announced that - effective over the next month - it will apply a new peak season surcharge of US$300 on its Intramed Short Sea services for all types of cargo from and to all Mediterranean ports, including all Morocco and Portugal ports, as well as Black Sea ports. The surcharge will be effective from June 1, 2021.

CMA CGM has also revised its peak season surcharge from and to all North European ports to and from the Mediterranean, including all Moroccan ports, and the Black Sea. The updated amount of the PSS will be $300/EUR300/GBP300 per TEU from June 1.

{非本站网址} reports that the French line will also introduce a PSS on its Intra North Europe & Baltic services from and to all North European ports, including Scandinavia & Baltic ports, for all types of containers. The PSS, which will be effective from June 1, will be $150/EUR150/TEU.

On top of that CMA CGM has announced an emergency revenue charge, applicable from June 12, from San Antonio, Chile; Callao, Peru; Guayaquil & Posorja, Ecuador and Buenaventura, Colombia to East Coast South America, West Coast South America, Leeward, Windward, French Guiana, French West Indies, Central America East & West Coasts, the Caribbean & Mexico East & West Coasts. The amount of the charge will be $125/TEU including 45-foot containers.