Shipping to and from Bulgaria

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Main office

Sofia

Address

Maersk Bulgaria Ltd (as agent for Maersk Line)
51B, Cherni Vrah Bul
Building FPI Business Center,
Ground Floor
Sofia1407,
Bulgaria

Contacts

+359 2 4374869

Maersk Go contact email id:
twillsupport@maersk.com

Import related queries:
bg.import@maersk.com

Export related queries:
bg.export@maersk.com

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 08:30-17:30

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Port

Burgas

Address

1, Prince Alexander Battenberg Str.
Bourgas 8000
Bulgaria

Contacts

+ 359 56 / 822 222

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Port

Varna

Address

1 Slaveikov Square
Varna 9000
Bulgaria

Contacts

67 77518 PORT BG

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From our office in Sofia, we help Bulgarian businesses connect to the world

Whether you are shipping standard, refrigerated or oversized cargo, we have the local expertise and global network you need to get it to its destination on time. Our weekly feeder services from Varna and Burgas connect with our vast ocean fleet. From here, the rest of the world is just a short hop away.

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Inland haulage includes transportation from vendors to the port of shipment, and from discharge port to the point of stripping the ocean container by truck and / or rail.

We ensure that your products are moved at the right time to the right place. Whatever your need for inland transportation, you can count on us to deliver an effective and cost efficient inland haulage service.

Our offering includes:

Multiple modes of transport Large network of quality transport providers
Constant monitoring and quality assurance
Timely pick-up and delivery
One-stop-shopping combining your land and ocean transport needs

Arranged by Maersk Bulgaria

Inland haulage is subject to truck / chassis availability. Unless the inland haulage service is requested 2 days in advance, truck availability cannot be guaranteed. Any port expenses and demurrages accumulated as a result of non timely submission of a haulage request will be for account of cargo. Special chassis can be arranged only upon request.

Maximum gross weight cargo (excluding container tare), which is acceptable for all trucking is:

24,000 kgs for 20’ containers
26,000 kgs for 40’ containers

Free time for load/unload the containers is till 18:00h of the day the same were positioned for stuffing/unstuffing.

Following charges apply for truck detention after above indicated free period:

EUR 100 for the first 24 hours commenced, then EUR 200 for any second 24 hours commenced.

Customer is requested to inform Maersk Bulgaria local office when truck / container has not arrived 1 hour after appointed arrival time. In case arrival delay was not communicated to Maersk Bulgaria within above period, customer's claim in regard with this arrival delay will not be processed.

Haulage arranged by the Merchant

Release on Merchant Haulage is accepted only for customers with valid MHA.
Non-refundable merchant haulage fee is due as per the applicable tariff.
Containers must be returned to Maersk as stated in the released Delivery Order within the free period. Thereafter Demurrage and Detention will be charged (detailed information is available at Export / Import / SPOT )