Shipping to and from Gambia

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

Demurrage

Valid as from 01 July 2016

Freetime

Container type	Working days
Container type DRY cargo	Working days 8
Container type REEFER cargo	Working days 3

The Freetime start on the same day that the container is discharged at the terminal

Charges per calendar day after free-time

Days	20' DRY	40' DRY	Open Tops 20' / Open Tops 40' / Flat 20' / Flat 40'	20' REEFER / 40' REEFER
Days 8+	20' DRY 20 USD Per Day	40' DRY 40 USD Per Day	Open Tops 20' / Open Tops 40' / Flat 20' / Flat 40' 100 USD Per Day	20' REEFER / 40' REEFER N/A
Days 3+	20' DRY N/A	40' DRY N/A	Open Tops 20' / Open Tops 40' / Flat 20' / Flat 40' N/A	20' REEFER / 40' REEFER 200 USD Per Day

Detention

Freetime

All equipment/cargo types : 3 calendar days

Charges per calendar day after free-time

Day	20' DRY	40' DRY	20' REEFER / Open Tops 20' / Flat 20'	40' REEFER / Open Tops 40' / Flat 40'
Day Per day	20' DRY 20 USD	40' DRY 40 USD	20' REEFER / Open Tops 20' / Flat 20' 200 USD	40' REEFER / Open Tops 40' / Flat 40' 300 USD

The deadline to submit the Verifies the gross mass (VGM) details is 48 hours before the vessel arrival at the load port.

Port Name	Service	Deadline
Port Name Banjul Terminal	Service W8A	Deadline 48 hours before vessel arrival at load port

As a general guidance, the VGM should be received by Maersk prior to the cargo gate cut-off, before loading containers on the vessel.

No container will be loaded on board on a vessel without VGM, resulting in cargo delivery delays. Additionally, potential demurrage and/or detention charges may apply when a container is sitting idle at the terminal awaiting for VGM submission.

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