Maersk Sets Congestion Fee at Tanzania Port

Maersk Line is imposing port congestion surcharges on all inbound containers handled at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

The proposed surcharge, starting Jan. 1, 2012, will be $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container.

“Due to the continued delays of more than six days in the port of Dar es Salaam and no immediate solution is foreseen to reduce these days, we are compelled to proceed with the implementation of a Dar es Salaam congestion surcharge,” the Danish carrier said.

The move follows a $250 per-TEU surcharge announcement by Middle East-based Emirates Shipping Line for service to Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, which took effect Dec. 1.