Low water surcharge – Europe to Canada

8 七月 2025

In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is introducing the Low Water Surcharge (LWS) charges for the scope of Europe to Canada for all containers with effective from 18-July-2025.

The tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Surcharge code - LWC

Origin	Destination	Currency	All 20 Containers	All 40 Containers	45 HDRY
Origin Europe	Destination Canada	Currency USD	All 20 Containers 150	All 40 Containers 300	45 HDRY 300

Europe Countries: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Egypt, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greece, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine.

* Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on PCD. PCD = Price Calculation Date. For non-FMC, PCD refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation for non-spot bookings. For FMC, PCD is last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings.

* SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on 1st vessel ETD at booking confirmation for Spot bookings.

For your reference, we have also included the levels and rate structure for some sample corridors from Rotterdam, NL to Montreal, CA valid from 18-Jul-25 until further notice. These may be subject to future Change; however, we will make sure to notify you accordingly.

Rotterdam, NL to Montreal, CA

Dry Container

Surcharge Code	20 DRY	40 DRY	40 HC	45 HC
Surcharge Code BAS -Basic ocean Freight	20 DRY 1131 USD	40 DRY 986 USD	40 HC 986 USD	45 HC 1286 USD
Surcharge Code DHC - Terminal Handling Service - Destination	20 DRY 600 USD	40 DRY 675 USD	40 HC 675 USD	45 HC 675 USD
Surcharge Code ODF - Documentation Fee Origin	20 DRY 30 EUR	40 DRY 30 EUR	40 HC 30 EUR	45 HC 30 EUR
Surcharge Code ESS -Emission surcharge SPOT and ST Contract	20 DRY 44 USD	40 DRY 87 USD	40 HC 87 USD	45 HC 87 USD
Surcharge Code CP3 - Container Protect Unlimited	20 DRY 20 USD	40 DRY 20 USD	40 HC 20 USD	45 HC 20 USD
Surcharge Code LWC - Low Water Surcharge	20 DRY 150 USD	40 DRY 300 USD	40 HC 300 USD	45 HC 300 USD

Reefer and Special Container

Surcharge Code	20 REEF	40 HREEF	20 Special	40 Special
Surcharge Code BAS -Basic ocean Freight	20 REEF N/A	40 HREEF 3690 USD	20 Special 1131 USD	40 Special 1300 USD
Surcharge Code DHC - Terminal Handling Service - Destination	20 REEF N/A	40 HREEF 675 USD	20 Special 600 USD	40 Special 675 USD
Surcharge Code ODF - Documentation Fee Origin	20 REEF N/A	40 HREEF 30 EUR	20 Special 30 EUR	40 Special 30 EUR
Surcharge Code ESS -Emission surcharge SPOT and ST Contract	20 REEF N/A	40 HREEF 131 USD	20 Special 44 USD	40 Special 87 USD
Surcharge Code CP3 - Container Protect Unlimited	20 REEF N/A	40 HREEF 20 USD	20 Special 20 USD	40 Special 20 USD
Surcharge Code LWC - Low Water Surcharge	20 REEF N/A	40 HREEF 300 USD	20 Special 150 USD	40 Special 300 USD

The above rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges.
These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, quotations or surcharges that vary from the Maersk Line tariff shall not be binding on Maersk Line unless included in a service contract or service contract amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable.

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