Shipping to and from Albania

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

Service Point : Durres
Service : Z44

Route	Booking cut-off	Documentation cut-off	Cargo cut-off	VGM cut-off
Route Adriatic	Booking cut-off TBA	Documentation cut-off As per below*	Cargo cut-off 12 h before ETA	VGM cut-off Manual: 42h before vessel ETA
Route	Booking cut-off	Documentation cut-off	Cargo cut-off	VGM cut-off Web: 30h before vessel ETA

* Documentation cut-off: Due to EU rule, cargo has to be manifested min 24 h prior to arrival into EU, this means that shipping instructions must be submitted latest 24 h before vessel ETA in Durres. If shipping instructions are not submitted in time, container will be removed from the load list.

Moving forward, as of 20th July our setup in Durres, Albania will consist of one single element: Combined Demurrage & Detention.

This means you will have one combined free time period and compensation for utilisation of equipment inside and outside of terminals or depots, referred to as Combined Demurrage & Detention.

Export - Combined demurrage and detention

Combined demurrage and detention starts from gate -out empty day (included), ends with loading day (included) to vessel.

Free time

Type	DRY	REEF	IMO
Type Days	DRY 21	REEF 21	IMO 21

Note: Demurrage DRY and REEF (storage and electricity charged directly from the terminal)

Tariff

Days after free time expiration	20’ DRY	40’/40’hc 45’DRY	20’ REEF	40’ REEF	IMO and Specials (OT/FR)
Days after free time expiration 22nd - onwards	20’ DRY 25	40’/40’hc 45’DRY 50	20’ REEF 25	40’ REEF 50	IMO and Specials (OT/FR) Same as Dry

Cargo Restrictions

Arms/Explosives are allowed only with special permission from Albanian Ministry of Defense.

Acceptance

There are no restrictions on cargo weight for Albanian destinations in inland transport.

For Kosovo & Macedonia weight limit is 40 MT (Cargo + Truck + Tara). Total weight above 40MT is subject to overweight surcharge.

For 45'dry Container Yard acceptance only.

Less Container Load : no acceptance

Break Bulk cargo : please check with croops@maersk.com

Out of Gauge (OOG) : only subject to croops@maersk.com approval prior booking, CY acceptance only.

Cross Booking and Special Equipment subject to croops@maersk.com approval prior booking.

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