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Terminal handling service – Origin (OHC) / Destination (DHC) for the scope - Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe Via Durban, KZ, ZA / Cape Town, WC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA / East London, EC

02 Mar 2026

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 Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe Via Durban, KZ, ZA / Cape Town, WC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA / East London, EC with effective from 01-April-2026 until further notice.


The tariff amount is detailed as follow:

Charge Code

Origin

Port of Discharge

Destination

 Container Size Type / Cargo Type Amount
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 20 DRY / General
Amount
2824 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 40 DRY / General
Amount
4172 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

45HDRY / General
Amount
5520 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

20REEF / General
Amount
4433 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 40 REEF / General
Amount
6590 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 20 / Dangerous
Amount
3950 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type
ZAAll 40 / Dangerous
Amount
5858 ZAR
Charge Code
DHC

Origin

World

Port of Discharge

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA

Destination

Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

45HDRY / Dangerous
Amount
7760 ZAR
Charge Code Origin

Port of Loading

 Destination Container Size Type / Cargo Type Amount
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 20 DRY / General
Amount

2824 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 40 DRY / General
Amount

4172 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

45HDRY / General
Amount

5520 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

20REEF / General
Amount

4433 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 40 REEF / General
Amount

6590 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 20 / Dangerous
Amount

3950 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

All 40 / Dangerous
Amount

5858 ZAR
Charge Code
OHC
Origin
Botswana/ Lesotho/ South Africa/ Swaziland/ Zambia/ Zimbabwe

Port of Loading

Cape Town, WC, ZA / Durban, KZ, ZA / East London, EC, ZA / Port Elizabeth, EC, ZA / Coega, ZA
Destination

World
Container Size Type / Cargo Type

45HDRY / Dangerous
Amount

7760 ZAR
  • 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: https://www.maersk.com/tariff-lookup/ (Current coverage: FMC – Federal Maritime Commission and EEA – European Economic Area regulated countries)

  • The above 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

We appreciate your business and look forward to continuing working with you in the future.

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