Shipping to and from Greece

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You can contact us during business hours at:
gr.export@maersk.com for all Greek Ports.

For more information about ocean freight price, please click here and then contact sales team for further assistance.

To find an inland price, please click here.

Please click here for Split Booking Guidelines

Commodity

Cigarettes: Not acceptable from Thessaloniki port, unless for account of Global Customers.

Weight / Measurement

Piraeus: max 28 MTS VGM for use of regular chassis.
In case of overweight max VGM is 31 MTS and a surcharge of 15% to be applied on top of the applicable haulage rate for use of triaxle chassis.

In case of VGM more than 31 MTS we can arrange special haulage with license of Ministry of transport and use of lowbed chassis. Cost to be advised upon request.

Thessaloniki: €50.00/MT over VGM 30 MTS and up to VGM 34 MTS, restriction of 34MTS (cargo + tare) applies.

B/l clausing, documentation

Shipped on board: accepted
Declared clean by shipper: restricted
Clean on board: restricted

Country: Greece
Direction: Export
Effective Date: 15^th Sep 2024
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Calendar days (Public holidays are counted as standard calendar days)
Currency: EUR
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar days, per container type & size
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD). The end event is based on the ETD prevailing two (2) days prior to empty pick up of the container and calculations will be adjusted for any subsequent changes in ETD. To stay informed about transport plan changes on your shipment, subscribe to notifications on our website.

Freetime: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage & Detention and Terminal Storage shall not be paid by the Merchant.

Combined D&D: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container beyond the agreed amount of Free Time for the combined period of inside and outside the terminal, port, or depot. (invoiced as DETENTION)

Terminal storage: Compensation for utilizing the port, terminal, or depot facilities beyond the agreed amount of Free Time. (Invoiced as Demurrage)

Tariff:

• Reefer Terminal Storage includes plug-in/electricity charges.
• Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container.
• Shipper's own containers (SOC) are not subject to Combined D&D and are subject to Terminal Storage.
• Shipper’s Own Container is considered as equivalent to corresponding container type and cargo type. Examples: A Tank with Dry cargo follows terms of Dry equipment, while a Tank with IMO cargo follows terms of IMO.
• 40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´.
• Special container: Open, Flat, Tank

Combined Detention & Demurrage

Storage at PIRAEUS

Cargo DRY -Piraeus

Cargo IMO-DRY - Piraeus

Cargo WASTE, NON-IMO - Piraeus Container Terminal SA (PCT SA terminal)

Cargo WASTE, NON-IMO - Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA SA terminal)

Cargo REEFER

Cargo REEFER-IMO

Storage – THESSALONIKI

Cargo DRY

Cargo IMO-DRY - IMO Classes 2 to 6, 8 & 9

Cargo Reefer

Cargo DRY

Country: Greece
Direction: Export
Effective Date: 1^st Feb 2024
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Calendar days (Public holidays are counted as standard calendar days)
Currency: EUR
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar days, per container type & size
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD). The end event is based on the ETD prevailing two (2) days prior to empty pick up of the container and calculations will be adjusted for any subsequent changes in ETD. To stay informed about transport plan changes on your shipment, subscribe to notifications on our website. 

Freetime: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage & Detention and Terminal Storage shall not be paid by the Merchant.

Combined D&D: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container beyond the agreed amount of Free Time for the combined period of inside and outside the terminal, port, or depot. (invoiced as DETENTION)

Terminal storage: Compensation for utilizing the port, terminal, or depot facilities beyond the agreed amount of Free Time. (Invoiced as Demurrage)

Useful links:

• For Maersk SPOT DnD Tariff, please click here
• D&D Calculator, to know more about it, please click here
• Terms for Detention and Demurrage, please click here

Tariff:

• Reefer Terminal Storage includes plug-in/electricity charges.
• Reefer container with IMO follows Reefer.
• Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container.
• Shipper's own containers (SOC) are not subject to Combined D&D and are subject to Terminal Storage.
• Shipper’s Own Container is considered as equivalent to corresponding container type and cargo type. Examples: A Tank with Dry cargo follows terms of Dry equipment, while a Tank with IMO cargo follows terms of IMO.
• 40´ High and 45´ High containers are considered equal to 40´.

Combined Detention & Demurrage

Storage – PIRAEUS

Storage – THESSALONIKI

Please find important information per container type to below PDF:

REEF containers

Cost for Genset

Dry containers reuse policy

As of 1^st June 2019 all requests for equipment re-use on Merchant Haulage are being managed through Avantida digital platform.
Your truck carrier will need to register with Avantida at Avantida-The platform. Once registered in the platform, truckers will have access to Avantida 's automated request process, returning accurate responses within minutes and delivering time and overall cost savings.
A charge of 150 EURO will be applicable for approved equipment re-use requests and is payable directly to Avantida platform.

New Export Pick-Up & Import Drop-off surcharge tariff - Greece (15 02 2020)

In order to continue to maintain the quality of the services we provide, Maersk is implementing the Export PICK-UP and the Import DROP-OFF surcharge, effective as of 15^th February 2020.

Sur(When empty container pick up location is different than load port & empty container drop off location is different than discharge port)

Export Pick-Up

(applicable when empty container pick up location is different than load port)

The tariff amounts are detailed as follows:

Import Drop-Off

(applicable when empty container drop off location is different than discharge port)

The tariff amounts are detailed as follows:

All Customers can require empty container pick up or drop off from / to an inland depot or port different the from load / discharge port provided that request is received in written and Maersk has reverted with written authorization.

Please contact gr.export@maersk.com for PIC-UP & gr.import@maersk.com for DROP-OFF requests.

Notes:

1. Container pick-up might be restricted in case of equipment deficit at requested origin
2. Container drop-off might be restricted in case of equipment surplus at requested destination
3. Specific container numbers’ drop-off (off hire units) may not be authorized in alternative areas

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 (less than container load / full container load)
• Inter-European trucking services (full truck load - FTL / less truck load - LTL)
• Large network of quality transport providers
• Constant monitoring and quality assurance
• Timely pick-up and delivery
• Coverage of all major Greek and greater Balkans region inland points / container ports
• One-stop-shopping combining your land and ocean transport needs

Below you may find some of our main inland services and their cost:

• Waiting time
  
  • 0 to 2 Hours - 0 EUR per hour
  • 2 to 3 Hours - 15 EUR per hour
  • 3+ Hours - 25 EUR per hour
• Waiting time due to customs inspection in port: eur 50,00 per container
• outside of working hours & weekend deliveries (working hours: Monday - Friday 06:00 - 19:00) - 50 EUR per container
• Multistop addon : 50 EUR per container per stop (if for example 2 stops, i.e. 3 stuffing locations, then amount to be charged is eur 100)* * cost of additional km due to deviation from main route are not included
• De-coupling / Pick & Drop
  When the trucker leaves the container (and the chassis if relevant) at shipper’s / consignee’s premises and collects the full / empty container later the same day or a day after. Is covering the cost of the second trucking trip and the chassis rental when relevant.
  
  1. both drop & pick of container happen at the same day
     1. stuffing location up to 30km radius from port / depot - +50% of carrier haulage cost
     2. stuffing location above 30km radius from port / depot - +100% of carrier haulage cost
  2. additional days that chassis is kept at customer premises
     1. stuffing location up to 30km radius from port / depot - 100 EUR per day
     2. stuffing location above 30km radius from port / depot - 100 EUR per day
• Specialized chassis (eg tilt chassis)
  20' size container - 50 EUR
  40' size container - 150 EUR
• Imo addon (ADR license): 50 EUR per container applicable when special ADR license is required
• Waste cargo license (waste paper excluded): 50 EUR per container
• Direct delivery from / to vessel (including non-working hours): 100 EUR per container applicable mainly for specific types of waste cargo which are not allowed to be stowed at Piraeus container yard, therefore containers are moved in / out of terminal directly at vessel loading / discharge time.

For more details about our services, please contact us

Below are the most common local charges we have in Greece, they are all subject to change and valid until further notice.
Please also visit our global Surcharge Definition Glossary