Shipping to and from Republic of the Congo

Reefers containers

The free time is 7 calendar daysinto Pointe Noire and 10 days into Brazzaville, to be counted as of the day of vessel arrival. There are no holidays to be taken into account. Afterwards following rates are applicable

General booking procedures:

The bookings have to be sent via email to the following address: cg.import@maersk.com

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

• Shippers name and contact details
• Consignee name and contact details
• Cargo details (commodity, weight, measurement, etc)
• Container size
• Number and type of containers to be booked
• Loading port

Any other important information

General Documentation Procedures:

All cargo arriving to and departing from Congo must be covered by below listed mandatory documents. These documents provide the relevant agencies with all information.

ECTN

The ECTN is the abbreviation for Electronic Cargo Tracking Notice. The ECTN number is known as the NVU (Numéro Visa Unique) and must be mentioned on the Bill of Lading. The ECTN is mandatory both for export and import cargo.

The Import ECTN must be arranged by the shipper through website The Export ECTN must be arranged at Pointe Noire CCC ( Conseil Congolais des Chargeurs) head office by the local exporter. An approved ECTN can be corrected before arrival of the vessel at Pointe Noire.

COTECNA

Every import shipment must have a COTECNA Pre-Shipment Inspection (PSI)before loading at origin. PSI must be requested by consignee in The Republic of Congo and delivered to shipper by origin COTECNA agencies after the cargo inspection. For any further queries we advise you to contact your local COTECNA office or by clicking on here

Following above, COTECNA and ECTN documents must be compulsory be collected and their numbers mentioned on the Bill of Lading.

Any fines, costs and consequences will be debited to the origin offices for recovery from the shippers.

The Original Bill of Lading (OBL) well endorsed by consignee must be presented to Maersk Congo before taking Delivery Order