In order to keep providing you with our global services, Maersk is revising the Terminal Handling Service – Origin (OHC) & Terminal Handling Service – Destination (DHC) Charges for the scope of World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe with effective from 01-June-2026 until further notice.

The New tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Surcharge Code - OHC & DHC

Scope Via Ports Container Size Currency New Rate
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_20_DRY
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
2825
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_20_DRY DANGEROUS CARGO
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
3950
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_20_REF
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
4467
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_40_DRY
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
4172
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_40_DRY DANGEROUS CARGO
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
5858
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_40_REF
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
6642
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_45
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
5520
Scope
World to/from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Via Ports
Cape Town, WC, ZA, Durban, KZ, ZA, Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA & Johannesburg, ZA
Container Size
ALL_45 DANGEROUS CARGO
Currency
ZAR
New Rate
7759

* Non-SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on PCD. PCD = Price Calculation Date. For non-FMC, PCD refers to the scheduled departure date of the first water leg at the time of booking confirmation for non-spot bookings. For FMC, PCD is last container gate-in date for non-spot bookings.

* SPOT booking – The above rate is retrieved based on 1st vessel ETD at booking confirmation for Spot bookings.

For your reference, you can always view the latest levels and rate structures directly on our Tariff Lookup page: Tariff Lookup (Current coverage: FMC – Federal Maritime Commission and EEA – European Economic Area regulated countries).

  • The rates are also subject to other applicable surcharges, including local charges and contingency charges.
  • These rates are unaffected by, and do not affect, any tariff notified, published or filed in accordance with local regulatory requirements.
  • For trades subject to the US Shipping Act or the China Maritime Regulations, quotations or surcharges that vary from the Maersk Line tariff shall not be binding on Maersk Line unless included in a service contract or service contract amendment that has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) or the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, as applicable.

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