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Container Protect

Protect your cargo's journey against the hassle of container damages and cleaning settlements.

60+ countries
No surprise costs
Fast settlements

Long-drawn-out settlements cut short

One in three containers¹ globally sustain damage or require clean-up, leading to avoidable delays and surprise costs for shippers. Because it happens so often, you can easily get pulled into disputes over who's responsible — time better spent keeping your cargo moving. The ideal solution: let someone else handle the damage and cleaning disputes, quietly, in the background.

Container Protect by Maersk is designed to save you from the hassle of disputes and paperwork by providing transparent coverage against container cleaning and repairs due to third-party damage.

1Global Maersk Equipment Report
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Services

Container Protect is available in two variants: Container Protect Essential and Container Protect Unlimited.
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Container Protect Essential

It provides limited coverage for container damages and cleaning costs, across all commodities. If repairs exceed the coverage limit, only the additional amount is billed.
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Container Protect Unlimited

It provides unlimited coverage for container damage and cleaning costs, across all commodities.

Why Maersk Container Protect?

No hassles
All container damage and cleaning cost disputes are handled by Maersk.
No delays
Fast settlements eliminate delays in container returns.
No surprise costs
Container damage and cleaning costs are covered up to the chosen limit and are completely transparent.

What are the inclusions and exclusions of Container Protect?

Container Protect covers:

  • Any damage and container cleaning requirements arising due to loading/unloading of goods or poor packaging.
  • Container Protect is only applicable on Maersk-owned containers and Maersk Ocean shipments.
  • Applicable on all container sizes and types.
  • Applies only to container damages.

Note: Without Container Protect, these costs will be charged separately a few days/weeks after the container is returned to the designated depot.

Container Protect does not cover

  • Major incidents like containers falling overboard, fire, truck / road accidents, etc. In such cases, the usual recovery process will follow.
  • Theft or disappearance is not included, either for the whole container or the spare parts.
  • Reefer machinery
  • Total loss of container
  • Removal of Hazardous Labels
  • Leaking Container

Note: Container damage due to wilful misconduct is not covered by this product. Visit Container Protect T&C for more information.

How to book?

Container Protect is currently only available offline. To add it to your shipment, you can reach out to your Maersk sales representative.
With Maersk Contract
You can get Container Protect added to your Maersk Ocean Contract. In this case, coverage will be applicable to all shipments under the contract.
Without Maersk Contract
In case you don’t have a Maersk Ocean contact, Container Protect can be requested for individual shipments.
1 out of every 3 containers require cleaning and/or repairs due to damages by third party.
— Source: Maersk Equipment Report

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You can contact your Maersk sales representative or leave your details, and we’ll get back to you.

Frequently asked questions

Need more clarity? Here are some of the most common questions we receive for Maersk’s Container Protect. We hope these will help you make an informed decision about protecting your goods from container damage and cleaning costs.

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