Shipping to and from Cape Verde

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Import

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Demurrage & Detention Combined

Effective date : 20 October 2023
Expiry date : Until further notice

Demurrage & Detention Combined – DRY

Days	20’ DRY	40’ DRY/40HDRY	20' Special	40' Special
Days 0 - 12	20’ DRY 0	40’ DRY/40HDRY 0	20' Special 0	40' Special 0
Days 13 - 30	20’ DRY 1200 CVE	40’ DRY/40HDRY 2400 CVE	20' Special 1200 CVE	40' Special 2400 CVE
Days 31 - 90	20’ DRY 2400 CVE	40’ DRY/40HDRY 4800 CVE	20' Special 2400 CVE	40' Special 4800 CVE
Days 90 days onwards	20’ DRY 5000 CVE	40’ DRY/40HDRY 10000 CVE	20' Special 5000 CVE	40' Special 10000CVE

Demurrage & Detention Combined – REEFER

Days	20’ REEFER	40’ REEFER/HREEFER
Days 0-9	20’ REEFER 0	40’ REEFER/HREEFER 0
Days 10 -30	20’ REEFER 3400 CVE	40’ REEFER/HREEFER 5600 CVE
Days 31- 90	20’ REEFER 6800 CVE	40’ REEFER/HREEFER 11200 CVE
Days 90 days onwards	20’ REEFER 11200 CVE	40’ REEFER/HREEFER 15000 CVE

Calendar Days from same day of discharge until gate-in empty at the depot. Storage for reefer DOES NOT INCLUDE plugging fees on terminal. Charges per container per calendar day (i.e. including week-ends and holidays).

Commodities

No specific restrictions apply, except to hazardous cargo that falls within the Classces 1, 7 and 9. Hazardous cargo is subject to approval prior booking acceptance at origin.

Special Cargoes

Out of Gauge (OOG) cargo is only accepted after approval of dimensions. It is recommended that over height cargo does not exceed 2.90 meters in order to assure safe loading/discharge. No acceptance of LCL and/or Break Bulk cargoes.

Weight Limitations

Proceed as per standard maximum pay load restrictions.

45' Containers

No acceptance of 45' containers in Cape Verde.

No special Bill of Lading clauses/restrictions apply. Sea waybill and/or telex releases are acceptable in Praia, however the consignee should have at least one copy of the bill of lading for customs clearance purposes. In Mindelo, local customs do not accept sea waybill hence telex release or original bill of lading is required for customs purposes.