Ocean Contract

Get your cargo moving with Ocean Contract

Whether you need to make sure that production capabilities can be fully utilised or need to get time-sensitive goods into the right markets – with Ocean Contract, you can streamline your supply chain for the best flow. Our cargo services offer more agility from the contract product setup, certainty from operations insights and reliability on delivery, anywhere across the globe.

Ocean Contract provides you with access to real-time data on all your ocean lanes with its Allocation Portal. This helps you to get insight into your volume availability, consumption data and more information that can help you optimise your contract utilisation.

Why choose Ocean Contract?

We offer you contract products that are best suited to meet your shipping requirements and reflect the changing needs of the business.

Simple base allocations

We understand the struggle to predict market demands. Moreover, it’s impossible to predict black swan events. That’s why we offer increased clarity and simplicity when it comes to base allocation agreements.

Tiered contracts for seasonality

Choose reliable products to tackle planned and unplanned seasonality. Our tiered contracts are designed to cover black swan events, if any, while still offering competitively priced base products.

Market relevant rates

Enjoy competitive pricing and the flexibility to overcome disruptions with fixed prices subject to floating surcharges, and monthly indexed rates (as per the market spot rates) that are not subject to floating charges.

Clear mutual commitments

We are committed to delivering on our promises. We assure you clear and transparent agreements upfront that set expectations as per your requirements. We also outline the level of mutual commitment beforehand.

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A wider range of contract products

With changing business needs, the demand for contracts that offer more specificity is essential. Ocean Contract has evolved to feature four distinct contract products that meet specific business requirements. Each of them offers certainty with regard to space availability on our vessels.

They are differentiated by volume planning flexibility to meet supply chain operations and seasonal demands.

Ocean Contract Fixed

Designed for your stable ocean logistics needs, this product provides a set number of containers per lane every week at market relevant rates.

Access to weekly committed volume based on MQC divided by number of weeks in agreement.
Fixed pricing subject to emergency and peak season surcharge, or monthly indexed (Xeneta Short/SCFI) not subject to emergency or peak season surcharge.
Contracts for 3 months and above.
Monthly access to reserve extra space via Space Reserve or Instant Space.

Maersk Ocean Contract fixed space illustration — Allocation visibility on maersk.com/allocations

Ocean Contract Seasonal

Ideal for production-driven supply chains that need to synchronise allocation with production fluctuations.

Weekly committed volume based on MQC divided by number of weeks in agreement, with access to 20% extra seasonality for up to 4 months (of your choice) per year.
Fixed pricing subject to emergency and peak season surcharge, or monthly indexed (Xeneta Short/SCFI) not subject to emergency or peak season surcharge.
Contracts for 6 months and above.
Monthly access to reserve extra space via Space Reserve or Instant Space.

Maersk Ocean Contract Seasonal illustration — Allocation visibility on maersk.com/allocations

Ocean Contract Seasonal Reefer

Ideal for refrigerated goods with known seasonal peaks and low volume deviations. Perfect for handling weekly fluctuations.

Weekly allocation based on your seasonality needs, updated at the start of the contract.
Fixed pricing subject to emergency and peak season surcharge, or monthly indexed (Xeneta Short/SCFI) not subject to emergency or peak season surcharge.
Contracts for 6 months and above.
Monthly access to reserve extra space for additional variations under market rates.

Maersk Ocean Contract Seasonal Reefer illustration — Space and equipment guarantee for nominated volumes

Ocean Contract Block Space

Built for stable ocean logistics needs, this option lets you purchase fixed space guarantee on a market-to-market scope. Block space agreement provides you guaranteed space with the assurance of 2-way commitment (2WC).

Weekly committed volume based on MQC/number of weeks in agreement.
Weekly indexed (Xeneta Short/SCFI) not subject to emergency or peak season surcharge.
Contracts for 3 months and above, with bookings above MQC subject to space availability or Spot.
2-way commitment, with customer committed to 90% (unused space subject to deadfreight) of MQC and carrier committed to 100% of MQC.

Maersk Ocean Contract block space illustration — Allocation visibility on maersk.com/allocations

Complete visibility with the Allocation Portal

The new Allocation Portal makes logistics easier at your end. The online platform gives you an overview of all your contracted routes with Maersk in real-time, 24/7. It provides complete visibility of space availability for your cargo and the volume consumed by your current bookings.

To access the allocation information on the portal, you will need to enable the ‘Allocation Manager’ role on Maersk.com.

Please contact your Maersk sales representative to activate the feature.

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Value Added Services

We understand that in today's competitive landscape, it's not just about moving cargo; it's about enhancing your supply chain. Our commitment goes beyond just shipping – we ensure excellence in ocean logistics by offering a comprehensive suite of value-added services driven to mitigate risks and enhance efficiency:

Should you have any immediate questions regarding Maersk Contract, please refer to our FAQs:

Currently our contract products are only available through our Maersk representatives.

Because each customer has a need that differs in scale and geographic scope, as well as the product choice, the price will depend on the individual contract.

Your Maersk representative has much more details about our contract products and can help with the best option for your needs.

No, but please contact your Maersk representative to discuss your individual needs.

The terms vary slightly based on the nature of the product, but they will be made clear by your Maersk representative in writing, at the beginning of a discussion.