Shipping to and from Lithuania

Freight

Freight rate (transportation price) must be agreed before any shipment. Please contact Sales with all freight requests. In your request, please indicate the following information:

• your company's name, contact person, telephone, fax or e-mail
• commodity
• cargo pick-up point
• cargo delivery point
• container size and type
• special requirements, if any, or your comments.

Any additional information about your future shipment is welcome. For dangerous cargo, please indicate full commodity name, IMO class and UN number. For temperature-controlled cargo, please advise required temperature and humidity.

Please note we can assist you only with FCL (full container load) shipments. Minimum tare size is 20-foot container.

Booking

After freight rates are agreed and filed in Sealand service contract, you can place your booking via the website sealandmaersk.com or by sending an email to Customer service (lt.export@sealandmaersk.com).

You may also place your bookings via EDI or offline desktop solutions. Please contact the Sales for more information.

Booking must be in written form and contain the following information in order to be processed smoothly:

• stuffing date, time and address
• container size, type and quantity contact person and phone number
• destination (delivery address is not required at this stage)
• any other information relevant to the shipment

In case of carrier haulage, please allow at least 24 hours to coordinate pick-up.

For dangerous cargo, please indicate full commodity name, IMO class, UN number, special requirements (for ex. temperature), if required.

Customs clearance is not included into freight and is not performed by default. However, we can arrange customs clearance upon your request for additional cost.

Documentation

Shipping instructions have to be sent by the following means:

• Via the website or desktop booking application (preferred option).
• Via email to (lt.export@sealandmaersk.com) or by fax +370 46 483419.

Shipping instructions should contain the following information:

• Full shipper's name and address with phone and fax numbers
• Full consignee's name and address with phone and fax numbers
• Full notify party details with phone and fax numbers
• Container number
• Commodity description
• Piece count, package type and weight
• Receipt and delivery location (for door shipments), load and discharge ports.

Please provide shipping instructions before container leaves Klaipeda port. Although it is possible to submit shipping instructions later, we will not be responsible for any fines that rise due to late submission of shipping instructions. These fines will be passed over to the shipper or involved forwarder.

Bills of lading originals

The bill of lading will be issued as per proper shipping instructions. Bills of lading originals can be released after vessel departure from the port and only against full payment of prepaid charges.

Commodity

• N/A

Weight and measurement

• Maximum allowed cargo weight for road transportation: 24.5 tons.

Special cargoes

• Out of Gauge, Break Bulk and Dangerous cargo subject to standard Sealand approval procedures.

Definition

Demurrage - Penalty charged by holding carrier for storage of property beyond allowable free time for removal or unloading.

Detention- Penalty charged by owner of equipment for detaining beyond allowable free time. 12 hours free is given for loading/unloading. Waiting time (chassis)/12 hours -120 EUR

After free time expiration, below tariffs apply:

Currency : EUR

Export detention in case of booking cancelation.

Detention will be calculated from the date of removal of the empty containers from any of our depots, until the date which the container is returned to us, not used for export.

As the contracted export service did not materialize, free time will not be considered. Export Detention days will be charged according to standard per diem rates.

As from 14th of June 2021, Maersk in Lithaunia will be handling all requests for reuse of containers (=triangulation) through the online portal of Avantida. We will no longer handle requests that are received through the current channels such as email or telephone.