Panama Canal Transit Surcharge - From South America West Coast to South America East Coast, USA & Canada
Price and Surcharge Updates
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
Please do not hesitate to contact your CMA CGM local representative for further information.
