International shipping in Africa

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Popular routes

23C Mozambique Feeder
Maputo
Durban
AMEX Northbound
Port Elizabeth
Freeport
FEW 1 service - Eastbound
Douala
Nansha New Port
Madagascar Shuttle
Toamasina
Toamasina
SAECS Northbound
Durban
Bremerhaven

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Inland logistic services

Inland Services

By truck, rail or barge, we take your goods from farm to store doors.
Customs House Brokerage

Customs House Brokerage

Our local teams specialise in clearing cargo and getting quicker customs clearances for your perishable goods.
Trade Finance

Trade Finance

We offer a simplified digital solution to help you with your working capital needs.
Warehousing and distribution

Warehousing and Distribution

Our strategic warehousing locations combined with best in class design tools, processes and systems ensure cost-efficient distribution solutions.
Supply Chain Services

Supply Chain Management

We provide visibility, consistency and optimisation of the flow of products, documentation and information throughout your supply chain.
Mobile Solutions

Mobile Solutions

Using real-time shipping information, the Maersk app is designed to help you track your cargo, schedule new shipments and receive automatic notifications.
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News in Africa

Rate announcements Application of Recovery Handling Cost Import (RHI) to all Dangerous Cargo (DCG) into Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
29 May 2020
Rate announcements Import Sierra Leone Standard Freetime Revision
29 May 2020
Rate announcements Scope Visakhapatnam and Krishnapatnam to West Africa
18 May 2020
Advisories Reefer Import Storage to Durban, South Africa
In order to keep providing you with our global services and to encourage maximum throughput on the reefer plug points in Durban terminals.
In order to keep providing you with our global services and to encourage maximum throughput on the reefer plug points in Durban terminals. 15 May 2020
Advisories SAECS Service Enhancement – Citrus season
In addition to the 9th vessel already added to the SAECS service, we will be making some temporary deployment changes to our SAECS service from May 2020.
In addition to the 9th vessel already added to the SAECS service, we will be making some temporary deployment changes to our SAECS service from May 2020. 11 May 2020
Rate announcements Peak Seasonal Surcharge (PSS) – Scope World Excluding North America to Apapa, NG and Tin Can Island Port, NG
08 May 2020
Rate announcements Import Service (IMP) – Scope World to Djibouti
04 May 2020
Advisories Asia-Eastern Africa trade network change – Kenya & Tanzania
As of week 21 we will have two weekly services from Asia to Eastern Africa, with one calling Mombasa and one calling Dar Es Salaam.
As of week 21 we will have two weekly services from Asia to Eastern Africa, with one calling Mombasa and one calling Dar Es Salaam. 30 Apr 2020
Advisories Middle East & Indian Subcontinent – South and West Africa Services
In relation to the COVID-19 effect, we have seen a significant reduction in demand from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East to South and West Africa.
In relation to the COVID-19 effect, we have seen a significant reduction in demand from Indian Subcontinent and Middle East to South and West Africa. 29 Apr 2020
Advisories SOLAS VGM Requirement
SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) requirement for the verification of container weights, we would like to provide you with further details pertaining to this requirement.
SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) requirement for the verification of container weights, we would like to provide you with further details pertaining to this requirement. 22 Apr 2020
Rate announcements Weight Discrepancy Fee
21 Apr 2020
Advisories Hand Sanitizer
Maersk wants to support that these products reach their destination safely, on time and without hassle.
Maersk wants to support that these products reach their destination safely, on time and without hassle. 20 Apr 2020

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