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Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container pick-ups and more.

Perishable reefer cargoes require prior approval of Customer Service Department.
To request your Container Yard Merchant (CY) empty container assignment please always indicate: Customer name, booking number, classification (S, M, K, E or Q), size and pick up date.
To request your Container Yard Merchant (CY) empty container assignment in Puerto Caldera please contact RADA Caldera depot directly: mail Depcaldera@maersk.com, phone +50684375681.
To request your Container Yard Merchant (CY) empty container assignment in Puerto Moin please raise a case “Case management” here or sent a mail to Customer Service Department: customerservice@sealandmaersk.com.
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Our setup in Costa Rica consist of two elements: Demurrage and Detention.

This means you will have separate free time and compensation for utilization of equipment inside (Demurrage) and outside (Detention) of terminals or depots.

Export Detention starts from Gate-out Empty from depot and ends with Gate-in full in the terminal.

Effective July 23th, 2017 our tariff charges will be:

Free time

Type	Dry	Flat and open top	Reefer	IMO
Type Days	Dry 10	Flat and open top 6	Reefer 6	IMO 10

Note 1: NOR’s are considered under DRY Free Time (10 Days).

Tariff after free time

Days after free time expiration	20’ Dry	40’ /40’hc / 45’ Dry	20’ IMO	40’ IMO
Days after free time expiration 11 and thereafter	20’ Dry $90 USD	40’ /40’hc / 45’ Dry $90 USD	20’ IMO $90 USD	40’ IMO $90 USD

Days after free time expiration	20’ Reef	40’ Reef	Flat and open top
Days after free time expiration 7 and thereafter	20’ Reef $155 USD	40’ Reef $155 USD	Flat and open top $155 USD

Note 2: NOR’s will be charged as DRY containers corresponding to size of equipment.

Pick-up locations of empty export containers from Puerto Caldera:

All DRY containers (20STD, 40HC, 45HC) and special containers (Flat Rack, Open Top):
Depot: RADA Caldera
Address: Uvita de Orotina, 75m East of the Costanera gas station.
Open hours:

Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 21:00
Saturday from 08:00 to 12:00
Sunday closed

All REEFER containers:
Depot: RADA Caldera
Address: Uvita de Orotina, 75m East of the Costanera gas station.
Open hours:

Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 21:00
Saturday from 08:00 to 12:00
Sunday closed

Pick-up locations of empty export containers from Puerto Moin:

DRY containers (20STD, 40HC) and all REEFER containers:
Depot: RADA Moin
Address: 800m West from Revision Tecnica Vehicular, Bufalo, Limon
Tel. +50625206413
Mail: imp.exp@apmterminals.com
Open hours:

Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 04:00
Saturday from 08:00 to 21:00
Sunday closed

DRY containers (45HC) and special containers (Flat Rack, Open Top):
Depot: Terminal de Contenedores de Moin (APM - TCM)
Address: Moin, Limon, Ruta 257 exit
Tel. +50627982768
Mail: TCM.ServicioalCliente@apmterminals.com
Open hours: