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.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our local representatives on Maersk.com