Please be advised that subsequent to the advisory and broadcast of 18th August 2025, notifying on
the revised Kenya Port Authority (KPA) tariff implementation; the same has been halted and
cancelled on the result of court action from claimants in Kenya.
As such, the THC and tariff will revert to the previous levels for Mombasa.
Thank you.
Africa Trade Management
Please be informed that an Environmental Fuel Surcharge (EFS) as per below; will be imposed based on the Very Low Sulphur fuel price of between US$500 to US550 per ton with effective from 1st Oct 2025.
The Environmental Fuel Surcharge (EFS) will be reviewed on monthly basis for necessary adjustment in line with below Matrix and implemented with an advance notice to customers.
Please contact our local Sales and Customer Service team for bookings and any further assistance.
Global Customer Service
Emirates Shipping Line
Please be informed, in addition to the Detention charges, we will start applying separate
Demurrage charges upon expiry of the free time offered.
Upcoming change to the quantum of the Demurrage and Detention tariff for shipments from
India. The revised tariff will take effect on October 1st, 2025, based on the actual departure
date of the cargo.
Detention charges for exports are calculated from the time of ‘actual’ pull out of the empty
container from our appointed empty container depot to the delivery of the laden container at the
terminal or ICD.
Demurrage charges for exports will be calculated from the time of ‘actual’ delivery of the laden
container to the terminal to the loading of the container on the vessel – including port storage
All days are calendar days or running days. (i.e. including weekends and public holidays)
Demurrage charges for exports will be calculated from the time of ‘actual’ delivery of the laden
container to the terminal to the loading of the container on the vessel – including port storage
All days are calendar days or running days. (i.e. including weekends and public holidays)
Please be advised that there are no changes to the Import tariff. You may verify the current Import
tariff anytime using the Tariff lookup Tool available on our website.
We appreciate your continued support. Should you have any questions, please do not
hesitate to contact us. Thank you.
Dear Valued Customers
Update as of 28th August 2025
Prefix added: TRRU
ESL complies with Economic Sanctions and International Trade Controls (“Sanctions”) adopted, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, the United States of America, or any other applicable competent authority or government (the “Sanctioning Authority”) including the OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) Regulations https://ofac.treasury.gov/.
To safeguard the integrity of our services, ESL stands firm in the non-acceptance of the containers that are owned by any entity subject to Sanctions by any Sanctioning Authority and the containers bearing the following prefixes
AGIU, AKKU, ALXU, BANU, BGCU, BYTU, CAMU, CBKU, CGVU, CGYU, CILU, DAMU,
DLRU, FCCU, FESU, FMCU, FURU, GURU, HDXU, IRSU, KGNU, KGSU, LCTU, LSLU, MAAU,
MIOU, NMKU, OPRU, PAPU, PARU, PESU, RSPU, RZDU, RZZU, SBAU, SSEU, SSFU, SSGU,
TDIU, TKRU, TPPU, TRRU, TRZU, VDXU, WOSU, XANU, XBIU, XNIU
In compliance with the recent directive issued by the Malaysian Government, ESL requests its shippers that containers with the following prefixes – ZCLU, ZCSU, ZIMU, ZMOU, and ZWFU are not to be loaded onboard ESL operated vessels, with immediate effect to/from Malaysian ports.
If any containers bearing the aforementioned prefixes are found on board vessels owned or operated by ESL, we will take immediate action to have them discharged.
Any damages, fines, costs, claims, expenses and any consequences resulted therefrom or caused through the handling of such container/s with said prefix will be solely on the slot user/ container operator’s account and full responsibility.
Throughout this process, we aim to give as much clarity and notice as possible, but please continue to visit ESL’s website for all the latest updates. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact your local customer service representative.
Thank you for your full attention and compliance.
Dear Valued Customers
Effective immediately, all import shipments to Oman must include the consignee’s VAT number and customs code.
Failure to provide this information may result in customs clearance delays and fines or penalties imposed by the authorities.
To ensure compliance, we have implemented internal procedures requiring shippers to submit all necessary details to POL offices at the time of SI submission.
Please make sure your shippers are aware of this requirement.
Key points to note:
If you have any questions, please contact the ESL Oman documentation team.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership with ESL.
Dear Valued Customers
Please be informed of the upcoming change to the quantum of the Combined Detention and
Demurrage tariff for shipments to and from Hong Kong. The revised tariff will take effect on
September 1st, 2025, based on the actual arrival or departure date of the cargo.
Combined Detention and Demurrage charges for imports are calculated from the time of ‘actual’
discharge from the vessel to the ‘actual’ gate-in of the empty container at our appointed empty
container depot.
Import Port storage is collected separately as per the tables below:
Combined Detention and Demurrage for Export are calculated from the time of ‘actual’ empty pull
out from our appointed empty container depot to the ‘actual’ loading of the laden container on the
vessel.
Export Port storage is collected separately as per the tables below:
We appreciate your continued support. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate
to contact us. Thank you.
Dear Valued Customers
Kenya Ports Authority has published a new tariff w.e.f 15th September 2025. Accordingly, we have
adjusted the discharging and loading terminal handling charges (THC) in par with the KPA tariff.
Thank you.
Management.
Blue Funnel Limited.
Dear Valued Customers,
Please be informed that an Environmental Fuel Surcharge (EFS) as per below; will be imposed based on the Very Low Sulphur fuel price of between US$500 to US550 per ton with effective from 1st Sep 2025.
The Environmental Fuel Surcharge (EFS) will be reviewed on monthly basis for necessary adjustment in line with below Matrix and implemented with an advance notice to customers.
Please contact our local Sales and Customer Service team for bookings and any further assistance.
Global Customer Service
Emirates Shipping Line
Dear Valued Customers
Please be advised that the Kenya Port Authority (KPA) has published a revised tariff book for
all containers landing or loading, effective from the 15th September 2025 onwards.
The new THC has been updated in our system accordingly.
Containers destined and manifested for inland Embakasi ICD in Nairobi (KEEMB) will maintain the
previous thc level i.e. no increase.
Thank you.
Africa Trade Management
Update as of 13th August 2025
Prefix added: CGYU
ESL complies with Economic Sanctions and International Trade Controls (“Sanctions”)
adopted, administered or enforced by the United Nations Security Council, the European
Union, the United States of America, or any other applicable competent authority or
government (the “Sanctioning Authority”) including the OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets
Control) Regulations https://ofac.treasury.gov/.
To safeguard the integrity of our services, ESL stands firm in the non-acceptance of the
containers that are owned by any entity subject to Sanctions by any Sanctioning Authority
and the containers bearing the following prefixes:
AGIU, AKKU, ALXU, BANU, BGCU, BYTU, CAMU, CBKU, CGVU, CGYU, CILU, DAMU,
DLRU, FCCU, FESU, FMCU, FURU, GURU, HDXU, IRSU, KGNU, KGSU, LCTU, LSLU, MAAU,
MIOU, NMKU, OPRU, PAPU, PARU, PESU, RSPU, RZDU, RZZU, SBAU, SSEU, SSFU, SSGU,
TDIU, TKRU, TPPU, TRZU, VDXU, WOSU, XANU, XBIU, XNIU
In compliance with the recent directive issued by the Malaysian Government, ESL requests
its shippers that containers with the following prefixes – ZCLU, ZCSU, ZIMU, ZMOU, and
ZWFU are not to be loaded onboard ESL operated vessels, with immediate effect to/from
Malaysian ports.
If any containers bearing the aforementioned prefixes are found on board vessels owned or
operated by ESL, we will take immediate action to have them discharged.
Any damages, fines, costs, claims, expenses and any consequences resulted therefrom or
caused through the handling of such container/s with said prefix will be solely on the slot
user/ container operator’s account and full responsibility.
Throughout this process, we aim to give as much clarity and notice as possible, but please
continue to visit ESL’s website for all the latest updates. Should you have any questions or
concerns, please contact your local customer service representative.
Thank you for your full attention and compliance.