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.