Shipping to and from Republic of the Congo

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Export

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

Demurrage=Detention: Compensation to Maersk for container beyond the free time granted - Demurrage freetime

Dry cargo	11 calendar days	(including day of vessel arrival)
Dry cargo Reefer cargo	11 calendar days 5 calendar days	(including day of vessel arrival) (including day of vessel arrival)

Charges per calendar day after free-time

Day	20' dry	40' dry	20' reefer	40' reefer
Day 1 - 10	20' dry 4 600	40' dry 9 200	20' reefer	40' reefer
Day 11 onwards	20' dry 11 600	40' dry 23 200	20' reefer	40' reefer
Day 1 and onwards	20' dry	40' dry	20' reefer 30 200	40' reefer 60 400

Detention freetime

Pointe Noire	In transit to Cabinda	In transit to Brazzaville
Pointe Noire 24 hours	In transit to Cabinda 3 calendar days	In transit to Brazzaville 5 calendar days

Standard deposits

Type	Amount FCFA (XAF)
Type 20' dry	Amount FCFA (XAF) 3,000,000
Type 40' dry	Amount FCFA (XAF) 6,000,000
Type 20' reefer	Amount FCFA (XAF) 6,000,000
Type 40' reefer	Amount FCFA (XAF) 12,000,000

Charges per calendar day after free-time

Type	Amount FCFA (XAF)
Type 20' dry	Amount FCFA (XAF) 11 600
Type 40' dry	Amount FCFA (XAF) 23 200
Type 20' reefer	Amount FCFA (XAF) 30 200
Type 40' reefer	Amount FCFA (XAF) 60 400

General booking procedures

The bookings have to be placed either:

via email to the following address:cg.export@maersk.com
via our booking application on the website
via our booking application if you use Desktop Solution

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 positionning 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 Documenation Instruction."

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

via e-mail to the following address:cgocsedir@maersk.com
via our Shipping Instruction application on the website
via our Shipping Instruction application if you use Desktop Solution

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.

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