CMA CGM Panama Canal transit surcharge - From South America West Coast to South America East Coast, USA & Canada

The Panama Canal Authority has introduced a new booking reservation system – the Long-Term Slot Allocation (LoTSA) - to regulate canal crossing reservations. This system, effective from January 1, 2025, has led to a significant increase in CMA CGM operational costs.

To recover this extra cost and keep providing you with our most reliable services transiting through Panama Canal, CMA CGM will implement a Panama Canal Transit surcharge from January 1st, 2025, on the following trades:

Effective January 1st, 2025

- From: South America West Coast

- Via: Panama Canal

- To: South America East Coast

- Cargo: all

- Amount: USD 150 per TEU

- From: South America West Coast

- Via: Panama Canal

- To: Guyana North Brazil

- Cargo: all

- Amount: USD 150 per TEU

Effective January 5th, 2025

- From: South America West Coast

- Via: Panama Canal

- To: USA & Canada

- Cargo: all

- Amount: USD 150 per TEU