Shipping to and from St Lucia
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Import
Seaway bill: We accept Sea waybill / express release.
ALL Maersk doubt/question must be raising with our Customer Service Team
Local Agency: We don’t have any local Agents at St. Lucia. Please contact us using our Business Address mentioned below:
Maersk Contact: Carislands.import@maersk.com
Peak Seasons: During September to December. Maybe we can experience space pressure on feeder service.
Port Storage Fees: Managed between consignee and the port amounts may vary.
Free Time: 6 days dry/reefer
$225/ $445 20/40 first 2 days after free time $155/
$350 20/40 Day 3 and there after
OOG – Out of gauge over dimension: Feeder Pre-approval is necessary send message to Carislands.import@maersk.com.
Seal number: Seal number is mandatory for all containers
Consignee Details: Bill of lading must reflect the complete consignee details including e-mail, address and phone. Consignee must be local
No collect charges: Collect Charges are restricted. All charges manifested in our bills must be PREPAID as we don’t have any Maersk Agency at destination. ALL CHARGES MUST BE UPDATED IN THE BILL AS PREPAID – payable at origin.
Weight Limitation: 70,000 lb / 31,751 kg (Including the Tare weight) If the weight is exceeded the cargo couldn’t be moved towards destination and will be returned to origin. Shipping Instructions must be rejected / put on HOLD if overweight occurs Customer must receive notification of the situation, so weight conditions are complied.
No foreign consignee:
- Local consignee is mandatory.
- If consignee is to order or Local Bank, first notify party from St. Lucia is necessary.
- Foreign bank or consignee is not acceptable.
Vehicles: Vehicles cannot have any soil/dirt/debris on or outside the unit. Vehicles cannot have any leaking fluids.
Original bills: We will not print Original BLs at St. Lucia as we don’t have local Agents. Express Release is accepted. Or Shipper must send the Original BLs to their consignee by courier.
No Partial Bills: Partial Bills are not allowed.
Seal Number: Seal number is mandatory, if seals are not manifested unit will not be move to its destination. Feeder and destination local customs requires it.
IMO Dangerous commodities NOT ACCEPTED:
List of Dangerous Materials not accepted by the feeder (barge)
- Class A and B Explosives (Class 1.1, 1.2 All compatibility groups Calss 1.3)
- Class C Explosives (Class 1.4 compatibility groups: A,B,C,D,E,F,H,J,K,L, N
- Blasting Agents (Class 1.5,1.6)
- Infectious Substances (Class 6.2) Radioactive Materials (Class7) Hazardous Waste Materials
- Ammonium Nitrate 5.1 UN 1942 due to Haz Mat Safety regulations
Switch bill: Not acceptable
Bank name as consignee: Should be a local bank
In transit: In transit Clause to St. Lucia not acceptable
Equipment Acceptance: 45ft equipment not accepted under no circumstances (do not accept nor confirm bookings for 45ft equipment)
OOG-FlatRack-OpenTop (special equipment) - Subject to special approval with destination country