News / Maersk sets $500 misdeclaration fee for wrongly-sized out-of-gauge cargo

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In a further effort to crack down on misdeclared cargo, Maersk Line will introduce a $500 fee for special and out-of-gauge cargo if the actual dimensions of the cargo differ from booking details.

Maersk has warned shippers that, from 1 July, even if the actual sizes differ from booked dimensions by as little as a few centimetres, the fee will be applied.

A customer advisory explains that, globally, it sees around 20% of all cargo changing dimensions from booking to loading, with ...