Shipping to and from Cameroon

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Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container pick-ups and more.

Detention

The free-times is 30 days free Detention for dry and special cargo and 20 days for reefer, starting from the day of gate out empty till the return full into the terminal. Demurrage Not applicable.

Afterwards following rates are applicable for Detention (XAF)

Cargo type	20’ DRY/ 20’ Flat & Open top	40’ DRY/ 40’ HC /45’ DRY/40’ Flat & Open top	20 REEF	40’ REEF/40’ HREEF/45’ HREEF
Cargo type From Day 1 after free time expiry - onward	20’ DRY/ 20’ Flat & Open top 7500	40’ DRY/ 40’ HC /45’ DRY/40’ Flat & Open top 15000	20 REEF 37500	40’ REEF/40’ HREEF/45’ HREEF 75000

General booking procedures

The bookings have to be placed either:

Via email to Customer Service: cmrcsegen@maersk.com
via our online booking application at Maersk
via our booking application if you use Desktop Solution
via fax: +237 33 42 11 86

Booking details have to be submitted in writing and have to contain all valid details like:

cargo details (commodity, weight, measurement etc)
container size
number and type of containers to be booked
discharge port
vessel (and voyage) to ship on
haulage details
And any other important information

For carrier haulage bookings, we need a minimum of two days notice prior to the positioning date. Otherwise we cannot guarantee you to arrange your positioning as booked.

General documentation procedures

"All charges should be "collect" for freight term collect on Transport Documentation Instruction."

Shipping instructions have to be sent to Maersk Cameroon by one of the following ways:

Via e-mail to Customer Service: cmrcsegen@maersk.com
Via our online Shipping Instruction application at Maersk
Via our Shipping Instruction application if you use Desktop Solution
Via fax to: +237 33 42 11 86

Please note that by using the e-mail or the fax, your instruction are completely retyped and by using shipping instruction application on the web or on desktop solution, the instructions are taken over and are not changed in any way, unless by further notice from you.

Equipment	Commodity	Weight limits	Special Cargo
Equipment Aluminum containers and 45 foot containers are not accepted	Commodity No restriction	Weight limits As per container payload	Special Cargo IMO and OOG cargo is subject to Maersk in-house approval procedure