{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Panama Canal Surcharge","description":"The Panama Canal Surcharge, or PCS, is a freight surcharge that container lines levy on trades routed through the Panama Canal to pass increased transit costs or capacity risks – for instance during low water and reduced draft limits – on to shippers. It is usually charged per container, for example 100 USD per TEU and 200 USD per 40-foot container, and applies to defined trade lanes such as Asia to the US East Coast. The gate-in date, the moment the container is delivered into the terminal, is ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/panama-canal-surcharge","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-07-27T19:41:29.524321","citation":"https://www.msc.com/en/newsroom/customer-advisories/2026/july/pcs-trade-asia-to-usec-and-us-gulf-coast","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/panama-canal-surcharge","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Panama Canal Surcharge · The Panama Canal Surcharge, or PCS, is a freight surcharge that container lines levy on trades routed through the Panama Canal to pass increased transit costs or capacity risks – for instance during low water and reduced draft limits – on to shippers. · Quelle: https://www.msc.com/en/newsroom/customer-advisories/2026/july/pcs-trade-asia-to-usec-and-us-gulf-coast"}