Shipping to and from Malawi

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Office

Blantyre

Address

16 Kidney Crescent Road
Tea Association of Malawi Complex
Kristwick, Ginnery Corner
Blantyre,Malawi

Contacts

Customer Service: +265 885 982 107 / Direct Transport Sales : +265 888 343 714

Import related queries:
mw.import@maersk.com
Export related queries:
mw.export@maersk.com

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00

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Headquartered in Lilongwe, Maersk connects Malawian businesses to key markets around the world, via a comprehensive inland network that joins seamlessly to our unrivalled ocean fleet.

We have the expertise and local knowledge to your cargo to its destination on time. Our regular feeders connect ports such as Beira in Mozambique and Durban in South Africa to our global fleet. From here, the rest of the world is just a short hop away.

Useful information

Get up-to-data local information about holiday periods, charges, payment services, procedures and restrictions, and more.

Maersk Advisory VAS SAI 2024

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Value Added Service Charges

XLSX (25KB)

Maersk no longer includes turn-in/drop off fees as part of the quoting process.
DRP - Drop Off Charge(Imports) will be applied in the event that an empty container is returned to an inland depot at destination, which can also apply as a penalty based on turn-in advisory.

Charge Code	Charge Name	Per 20’ DRY / 40’ DRY	Per 40’ HIGH	Per 20’REEF / 40’ REEF	Per 20 Special / 40’ Special
Charge Code DRP	Charge Name Drop Off Charge/Turn-In Fee (Harare, Zimbabwe)	Per 20’ DRY / 40’ DRY USD 170	Per 40’ HIGH No Acceptance	Per 20’REEF / 40’ REEF No Acceptance / No Acceptance	Per 20 Special / 40’ Special No Acceptance / No Acceptance
Charge Code DRP	Charge Name Drop Off Charge/ Turn-in Fee ( Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)	Per 20’ DRY / 40’ DRY No Acceptance	Per 40’ HIGH No Acceptance	Per 20’REEF / 40’ REEF No Acceptance / No Acceptance	Per 20 Special / 40’ Special No Acceptance / No Acceptance
Charge Code DRP	Charge Name Drop Off Charge/Turn-In Fee (Blantyre, Malawi)	Per 20’ DRY / 40’ DRY No Acceptance	Per 40’ HIGH No Acceptance	Per 20’REEF / 40’ REEF No Acceptance / No Acceptance	Per 20 Special / 40’ Special No Acceptance / No Acceptance
Charge Code DRP	Charge Name Drop Off Charge/Turn-In Fee (Lilongwe, Malawi)	Per 20’ DRY / 40’ DRY No Acceptance	Per 40’ HIGH No Acceptance	Per 20’REEF / 40’ REEF No Acceptance / No Acceptance	Per 20 Special / 40’ Special No Acceptance / No Acceptance
Charge Code DRP	Charge Name Drop Off Charge/Turn-In Fee (Lusaka, Zambia)	Per 20’ DRY / 40’ DRY No Acceptance	Per 40’ HIGH No Acceptance	Per 20’REEF / 40’ REEF No Acceptance / No Acceptance	Per 20 Special / 40’ Special No Acceptance / No Acceptance

Malawi escalation matrix

PDF (101KB)

Shipping Dry Containers
Shipping REEFER Containers
Shipping Special Cargo (Includes Chemicals, Hazardous and Oversized Cargo)

Click to download Dry equipment specifications

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Click to download Reefer equipment specifications

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Click to download Special Cargo specifications

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