What is detention?
Detention is the charge applicable, after the free time expires, for the use of the carrier’s full container inside the marine terminal, railroad facilities or container yard. This charge can also apply while the container is undergoing Spain customs inspections, or while the cargo inside the container is being reworked for safety reasons.   

What is demurrage?
Demurrage is the charge applicable, after the free time expires, inside the terminal for the use of the land.
 
What is Per Diem?
Per Diem is the charge applicable, after the free time expires, for the use of the carrier’s container (full or empty) outside the marine terminal, rail ramp or container yard.

What are storage charges?
A storage charge is applicable, after the free time expires, for containers left inside the rail ramp or container yard (for the use of the land).
 
Questions about detention, demurrage, Per Diem or storages charges?
Contact our Spain team.

What is VGM?

Verified Gross Mass or VGM refers to the exact, verified weight of a packed container. For safety reasons, vessel operators can only load a container if its weight has been verified.

In line with SOLAS (Safety of Lives at Sea) regulations, since 1 July 2016, Shippers are obliged to obtain and submit in a timely manner the VGM of each shipment to the carrier. Weighing at terminal through MSC has proven to be the most agile and secure formula to comply with this law’s requirements, a service we have put at our customers’ disposal to avoid shipment rejections and/or penalties due to the lack and/or discrepancy of the VGM.

 How can I submit my VGMs?

You must include the following on all VGM instructions:

• myMSC (Free of Charge)
• EDI (via INTTRA; GT NEXUS; Cargo Smart)

 Questions about VGM?

Contact our Spain team.

Ports and terminals

MSC operates services to and from the following Spanish ports and terminals, with local teams in each location to support our customers.

City	Port/Terminal	Pier	DTX Port Code	Terminal Code
Algeciras	APM TERMINALS ALGECIRAS	JUAN CARLOS 1 (APMT)	ESALG	ESALGJC
Algeciras	TOTAL TERMINAL INTERNATIONAL ALGECIRAS	ISLA VERDE EXTERIOR (TTI)	ESALG	ESALIVE
Alicante	TMS (Terminales Marítimas del Sureste)	TCA- PALACIOS SERVICIOS PORTUARIOS	ESALC	ESALCTC
Arrecife de Lanzarote	Terminal marítima de Arrecife, S.L.	TERMINAL MARITIMA DE ARRECIFE, S.L	ESACE	ESACEAA
Almeria	J.Ronco y cia S.L. Terminal	J. RONCO Y CIA SL TERMINAL	ESLEI	ESLEIAA
Barcelona	BEST- Barcelona Europe South Terminal	TERMINAL BEST	ESBCN	ESBCNAL
Bilbao	CSP Iberian Bilbao Terminal	CSP IBERIAN BILBAO TERMINAL	ESBIO	ESBIOAA
Cadiz	Compañía Gaditana de Contenedores S.A. - CONCASA	REINA SOFIA	ESCAD	ESCADCO
Cartagena	Terminal Marítima Cartagena	TERMINAL MARÍTIMA CARTAGENA	ESCAR	ESCARAB
Castellón	APM Terminals Castellón	APM TERMINALS CASTELLON	ESCAS	ESCPMDC
Gijón	APM Terminals Gijón	APMT GIJON	ESGIJ	ESGIJTC
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	Operaciones Portuarias Canarias S.A.	OPCSA	ESLPA	LPAES
Málaga	Noatum Container Terminal Málaga S.A.	NOATUM CONTAINER TERMINAL MALAGA	ESAGP	ESAGPTS
Puerto del Rosario-Fuerteventura	Estibadora Majonera, S.L	ESTIBADORA MAJORERA S.L.	ESFUE	ESFUEAA
Santa Cruz de Tenerife	Boluda Terminal Maritima De Tenerife SLU	BOLUDA TERMINAL MARITIMA DE TENERIFE SLU	ESSCT	ESSCTCA
Tarragona	DP World Tarragona	DP WORLD TARRAGONA TERMINAL	ESTAR	ESTARDP
Valencia	M.S.C. Terminal Valencia, S.A.U.	M.S.C. TERMINAL VALENCIA	ESVLC	ESVLCMT
Valencia	CSP Iberian Valencia Terminal	CSP IBERIAN VALENCIA TERMINAL	ESVLC	ESVLCAK
Vigo	Terminales Maritimas De Vigo S.L.U - TERMAVI	TERMAVI - TERMINAL MARITIMA DE VIGO	ESVGO	ESVGOTT

 

It is illegal to ship the following items into or out of Spain.
 
Imports

• Brazilian pork
• Some hazardous cargo
• Products subject to administrative import authorizations and quota allocated by the EU: specific chemical products, radioactive materials and military material 

Exports 

• As per guidelines of IMDG code, provisions in force & MSC Policy

Ready to get started?

Contact our team to request a quote, book or find out more about our local services. 

Call: +34 963359100
Email: ESP-info@msc.com