Asia–Europe Surcharges, June 8 – July 1: What Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk, MSC, and CMA CGM Just Filed, and the Date That Decides Which You Pay

Between June 8 and July 1, major carrier surcharge or FAK changes are taking effect across Asia–Europe and adjacent eastbound lanes, each keyed to a different date mechanism. Which rate your container pays may depend less on the headline date than on the carrier’s trigger: sailing commencement, loading date, Price Calculation Date, gate-in date, or contract validity. Here are the public changes in the window, and the booking detail that decides which one lands on your invoice.

First, the index reality check

The “rates doubled” headlines overstate what the benchmarks show. Drewry’s World Container Index reached $3,549 per FEU on June 11, up 3% on the week — after a 23% jump the week before. Shanghai–Rotterdam stands at $3,768 per FEU and Shanghai–Genoa at $5,139. Lloyd’s List, comparing against late-February levels before the Hormuz escalation, puts lane gains in the 37–74% range, with SCFI Shanghai–North Europe up 74% at its highest point since January 2025. Steep, and still climbing — but the composite has not doubled.

What is driving the climb is partly mechanical: Drewry reports demand being pulled forward into June ahead of an expected July 1 bunker fuel adjustment, on top of an early peak season that carriers have confirmed from multiple sources. Linerlytica expects the momentum to hold at least through the end of July, with another round of mid-June increases already moving.

The surcharge calendar, June 8 – July 1

Effective	Carrier	Change	Lane	Amount
Jun 1 (live)	Hapag-Lloyd	FAK increase	Far East → N. Europe / Med	$2,800/20ft, $4,300/40ft (N. Europe); $3,900/$5,500 (W. Med); $3,950/$5,600 (E. Med, Black Sea)
Jun 1 (live)	CMA CGM	PSS	Asia → N. Europe	$500/TEU
Jun 8 (live)	Hapag-Lloyd	PSS	Far East → N. Europe / Med	$500/20ft, $1,000/40ft
Jun 10 (live)	Maersk	PSS	Far East Asia (ex. S. Korea) → N. Europe / Med	$300/20ft; $600/40ft and 45ft
Jun 15	MSC	FAK increase	Asia → N. Europe / W. Med	$6,000/FEU (N. Europe); $6,500/FEU (W. Med), per Drewry
Jun 17	Maersk	PSS	Far East Asia → US / Canada	$1,000/20ft; $2,000/40ft, per Drewry
Jun 25	Maersk	PSS (S. Korea origins)	South Korea → N. Europe / Med	$300/20ft; $600/40ft and 45ft
Jul 1	CMA CGM	PSS	Asia → Med / N. Africa	$1,400/20ft; $2,800/40ft
Jul 1	Market-wide	Bunker fuel adjustment	Major East–West trades	Expected; carrier-specific BAF formulas apply

What each carrier filed

Hapag-Lloyd is already collecting. Its PSS of $500 per 20ft and $1,000 per 40ft applies to all container types — dry, reefer, special, and high cube — for all sailings commencing on or after the June 8 tariffing date. This sits on top of the June 1 FAK increase, which set Far East–North Europe at $2,800/20ft and $4,300/40ft. A 40ft box that sailed June 9 carries both.

Maersk split its effective dates by origin. The PSS for Far East Asia to North Europe and the Mediterranean took effect June 10 for all origins except South Korea, where the same quantum applies from June 25. The published amount is $300 per 20ft and $600 per 40ft or 45ft. A separate Transpacific PSS to the US and Canada follows on June 17, with Drewry citing $1,000 per 20ft and $2,000 per 40ft. Before quoting onward, still re-check the applicable tariff for the exact corridor, contract type, and Price Calculation Date.

MSC raised the ceiling for the second half of June. Per Drewry’s June 11 commentary, MSC’s FAK rates effective June 15 are $6,000 per FEU on Asia–North Europe and $6,500 per FEU on Asia–West Mediterranean — well above current spot assessments, which signals where the carrier wants mid-June GRI pressure to land.

CMA CGM has two separate layers to watch. For Asia–North Europe, CMA CGM’s PSS is already live from June 1 at $500 per TEU for deals with validity longer than 30 days, based on loading date. For Asia to the Mediterranean and North Africa, a separate July 1 PSS applies at $1,400 per 20ft and $2,800 per 40ft. That means the July exposure is most direct for CMA CGM Asia–Med/North Africa cargo, while North Europe cargo may already be inside the earlier June PSS regime.

The date mechanism decides the invoice

Each carrier keys its surcharge to a different event. Hapag-Lloyd applies its PSS to sailings commencing on or after the tariffing date. Maersk uses the Price Calculation Date: for non-spot, non-FMC bookings, that is the scheduled departure of the first water leg at booking confirmation; for FMC-regulated trades, it is the last container gate-in date. CMA CGM’s public PSS filings are keyed to loading date, with contract-validity terms also relevant on the Asia–North Europe filing.

The operational consequence: a booking confirmed in mid-June can still land in a different cost regime if the carrier’s billing trigger moves. A Hapag-Lloyd box that actually sails after the tariffing date catches the PSS. A CMA CGM Asia–Med or North Africa box whose loading date slips to July 1 or later may cross the July PSS threshold and the bunker reset in one move. On Maersk’s FMC trades, a gate-in delayed past June 17 changes which PSS applies to a Transpacific box. The booked sailing date in your system is not always the date the carrier bills against — the trigger depends on the carrier and trade.

This is compounded by space. Seko Logistics reports vessels largely booked through the end of June and recommends securing space four to six weeks out — which means rollings, and rollings in this specific window mean cost-regime changes, not just delay.

If confirming which sailing each container actually departed on means checking four carrier portals one by one, see how ops teams verify actual departure and gate-in dates across 100+ carriers in one view.

Before your next booking goes out

Three checks are worth running this week. Confirm which date mechanism governs each carrier you’re booked with this month, because a quote that was accurate on June 12 may not survive a roll. Pull actual departure, loading, and gate-in status on anything booked to move June 25 – July 5 — that is the band where a slip can change the cost regime. And if you quote onward to customers, re-validate Maersk-routed cargo against the applicable tariff and Price Calculation Date rather than relying only on the advisory headline.

One peripheral filing worth noting outside Asia–Europe: Hapag-Lloyd has also filed a $500/TEU PSS from the Far East, Indian Subcontinent, Middle East, and Red Sea to Australia, effective July 15.

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