Container shipping Hamburg to Port Louis

Main themes

• Ocean shipping to harbor Port Louis from Hamburg (Germany)
• Export plan in 5 steps in May 2024
• Selection guide: find a suitable container
  • Advantages of a 20 FT container
  • Important specifications of the 40 ft container
  • Information about Full Container (FCL)
  • The advantages of Less than container (LCL)
  • Alternative container types
• Overview with cargo types
• All about international transport (FAQ)

Advantages of a 20ft container

20 ft. containers (which is a standard dry van) is the most commonly used and most commonly available size. They are very efficient, which results in lower shipping costs. Very suitable for the transport of household goods and movings. What you might not know: The acronym TEU stands for Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit.

• This box offers a solution for transporting goods by means of shipping.
• A 20-foot container has the following dimensions: 5,9 x 2,4 x 2,4 meter.
• Usually, 9-11 pallets are able to fit in one TEU.
• You must take into account a maximum permitted weight of +/- 27.900 kg.

Explanation about a 40 FT container

A40 foot container is standard applied to shipping bulk goods. He can hold much more cargo. This makes it a very popular choice for shipping large cargo by sea. Good to know: you can also choose a higher ‘high cube’ version. They are 1 foot higher than a regular container. This way cargo can be stacked high.

• They are ideal for big shipments.
• The dimensions are the same internationally: 12,0 x 2,4 x 2,3 m.
• It allows the transport of up to 28 pallets.
• Important: maximum load weight of +/- 28.500 kg.

What is the meaning of FCL container?

If your goods don’t fit in a small (shared) container, then renting a full container is the most interesting. This is known as an FCL (Full Container Load). You don’t have to share space with others. There are many advantages to it: It guarantees a faster transit time, a smaller chance of damage to the freight and the rates are more favorable. There are also disadvantages: it is not suitable for importers and exporters with lower shipping volume and it is hard to book during peak season. Sending the sea freight from another port? Also see Antwerp to Louis (MUPLU) and Rotterdam to Louis (MUPLU).

• What we mean by FCL is that one single container is booked exclusively for the transportation of cargo.
• Ideal for cargo with tight delivery schedules.
• Economically viable when the shipment occupies 15 m3 or more.
• Available at: e.g. ONE, Maersk, COSCO, Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM.

Information about LCL containers

With a small freight, you can ship it in a shared container with other shipments. Logistics management organization handles this as a LCL (Less Than Container Load). The goal of LCL is that multiple shippers’ goods are packed together. You consciously opt for various benefits such as: you will share all costs with the other suppliers, you can save on inventory costs and more flexible during intense shipping season. Worth mentioning: if you can fill more than half of a container, then it is often more interesting to go for an FCL shipping. The shipping costs are calculated on the basis of the actual volume that the shipment occupies in a shared shipping container.

• The premise of LCL is that your shipment is taking up only a part of a partial container.
• The best choice for a charge between 1,5 m3 & 13 m3.
• You just pay for the used volume of the full container.
• Capabilities at almost all international ports.
• Available at: e.g. Yang Ming, POL, Evergreen, Wan Hai, HMM.

What other types of containers are there

You can choose from many types of boxes for the international transport of your cargo by sea. Each type of cargo requires a different approach. The Dry van is the variant that most people will recognize. There are specially developed transport options for liquids, flowers, fruit or unique high value cargo. We’ve explained it all below. Also check other destinations such as Montrose (GBMON), port of Grangemouth (GBGRG), Zhanjiang (CNZHA) harbor and terminal Puertos de Tenerife (ESSCT).

Kind of cargo: What do you want to ship?

Shipping load by ocean from Hamburg (DEHAM) to Port Louis (MUPLU) has a lot of pluses: attractive prices, particularly interesting for bulk cargo and it is much more environmentally friendly than air freight. Much seen ocean cargo via sea import/export routes are: break bulk, dry bulk, liquid bulk, containerized, roll on/roll off. Below we tell you everything about it.

• Car shipping: have your vehicle shipped to an international port.
• House Moving: excellent logistic support in case of relocation.
• Removals (Household Goods): have your household effects delivered quickly and reliably to another house.
• Liquid Bulk: e.g. gasoline, petroleum, diesel, kerosene, biofuels, hydrogen.
• Dry Bulk: coal, grain, iron ore and lumber, sand, plates, salt.
• Roll on Roll off (RORO): one of the most flexible methods of shipping vehicles overseas.
• Breakbulk: consists of goods transported, stored and handled piecemeal to some degree.
• Retail & other: goods like electronic goods, sports equipment, clothes, art and antiques, toys & machines, fashion, food, shoes, drinks.