Shipping to and from Zambia

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Main office

Lusaka

Address

1st floor of Garden Plaza building, Thabo Mbeki Road, Mass Media, Lusaka, Zambia

Contacts

+260963898080
Maersk Go contact email id:
maerskgosupport@maersk.com

+265885982107

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

Opening hours

Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00

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Headquartered in Lusaka, we connect Zambian businesses to key markets around the world. Our comprehensive road and rail network connects you seamlessly to ports such as Beira in Mozambique and Durban in South Africa. From here, the rest of the world is just a short hop away with our unrivalled ocean fleet.

We have the expertise, global presence and local knowledge to get your cargo to its destination on time – wherever in the world that happens to be.

Useful information

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

Maersk Advisory VAS SAI 2024

PDF (218KB)

Value Added Service Charges

XLSX (25KB)

Bank Details

ACCOUNT NAME	Maersk Line Zambia Limited
ACCOUNT NAME BANK NAME	Maersk Line Zambia Limited Standard Chartered Bank
ACCOUNT NAME ACCOUNT NUMBERS	Maersk Line Zambia Limited 01-001-684346-00 (ZMW)
ACCOUNT NAME	Maersk Line Zambia Limited 87-002-684346-00 (USD)
ACCOUNT NAME BRANCH CODE	Maersk Line Zambia Limited 1700
ACCOUNT NAME BRANCH NAME	Maersk Line Zambia Limited Lusaka Main
ACCOUNT NAME SWIFT CODE	Maersk Line Zambia Limited SCBLZMLX

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

Zam escalation matrix

PDF (102KB)

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

PDF (158KB)

Click to download Special Cargo specifications

PDF (143KB)

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