Mauritius Port Congestion: project record
Port congestion delayed discharge 19 days; the shipping line refused free-time extensions; demurrage exposure reached $11,000.
- Buyer and project
- A Port Louis, Mauritius importer of furniture and homeware.
- Products and scope
- Furniture; 1 container (40ft), $62,000 order value.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Negotiated free-time extension with the shipping line using congestion documentation.
Arranged priority discharge scheduling.
Secured bonded warehouse space to avoid re-export risk.
Built a port-risk protocol for future bookings.
Free time extended 14 days; demurrage limited to $3,100; container discharged and cleared; the risk protocol now routes peak-season bookings via alternate ports.
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