Which commodities are covered by Container Protect?

All commodities are protected depending on the offering bought.

Container Protect

Long-drawn-out settlements cut short

Container damage can happen at any point in transit. Since it occurs frequently, you’re likely to get caught in the cycle of determining accountability, ultimately bringing about irreversible delays to your cargo’s journey. In such a situation, the ideal solution would be to make sure that all container damage and cleaning disputes are resolved by someone else, 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.

Book Container Protect with your ocean transport.

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Benefits of Container Protect

It is designed for seamless settlements to help keep your plans on track.

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 is covered and what is not

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.

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

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

Choose the best fit for your business

Container Protect is available in two variants

Container Protect Essential for limited coverage against container damage and cleaning costs, across all commodities.
Container Protect Unlimited for unlimited coverage against container damage and cleaning costs, across all commodities.

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1 out of every 3 containers require cleaning and/or repairs due to damages by third party.

— Source: Maersk Equipment Report

Get the best coverage against container cleaning and repairs

Container Protect is available in 60+ countries and varies based on relevant local market requirements and cost.

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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.

Most Cargo Insurance packages only cover cargo damage and those that do cover container damage typically also have hidden deductibles. Container Protect gives you exclusive protection against any damage to your container and makes your logistics cost predictable.

We recommend that you buy Container Protect Unlimited during your Ocean booking submission. If you are unable to, then the latest you can add it is up to 2 days before the estimated arrival of your cargo.

If you buy Container Protect Essential and the total cleaning and repair cost exceeds the protected limit, we will raise an additional invoice for the excess amount. At every stage, we maintain complete cost transparency.

Adding Container Protect is easy

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Talk to your Maersk Sales Representative for help with adding Container Protect to your shipments.

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Container Protect

Long-drawn-out settlements cut short

Benefits of Container Protect

What is covered and what is not

Choose the best fit for your business

Get the best coverage against container cleaning and repairs

Frequently asked questions

Adding Container Protect is easy

Get personalised assistance

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