Questions we are asked
before a booking

Send the enquiry form with the origin, the destination, what you are moving and the dates that matter. An operations coordinator replies, usually the same working day, with the route, the scope and the price in writing before anything is booked.

For cargo: a commercial invoice or proforma, a packing list, dimensions and weights, the readiness date and the delivery island or address. For a vessel: the vessel name and IMO number, the ETA, the intended berth or anchorage and the services required. Each service page lists its document checklist.

Yes. The quotation sets out the international leg, clearance, storage and the island delivery, so the number you approve is the number you pay unless the cargo or the route changes.

Yes. We say whether a lane is direct or runs through a hub, and which hub, because a lane that pretends to be direct costs days you did not plan for.

Request them through the contact form and the team sends the current copy.

Singapore, Sri Lanka and India run direct to Malé. China, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia route through Singapore, and Thailand through Colombo. Through the group agent network we consolidate from more than 350 destinations worldwide, so ask about any origin not listed on the network page.

Both. FCL and LCL bookings, NVOCC and feeder services, and direct LCL consolidations from the hubs. Several suppliers in one country can be consolidated at origin into one shipment.

Yes, through a global airline network, including cargo air charter for outsize or urgent loads and sea-air combinations that pair sea freight economy with air freight speed. Air freight is the answer when the next sailing is too late.

Yes. The Atoll Container Express Service carries transit containers from Malé to the regional ports at Hithadhoo and Kulhudhuffushi, break bulk and unit cargo go to any island, and sea haulage runs from Malé to a project site.

Ranges rather than single figures, confirmed against the actual sailing or flight at booking. Ask for the schedule on the lane you need through the network page.

Transport and marine cargo insurance can be arranged for any shipment. Tell your coordinator the cargo value when you book.

Fresh produce, seafood, dairy, meat, frozen goods, fresh cut flowers, live plants, live animals, hatching eggs and pharmaceutical or controlled goods with narrow temperature bands.

The last leg is where most cold chains break. We run insulated or refrigerated transfer from Malé to your jetty and log the temperature to the point of delivery, so the chain is one chain rather than two halves.

Plug time is booked in advance against the vessel ETA, and a generator set is held on standby for any gap.

Yes. Bonded, chilled and frozen storage with shared or dedicated space, with pick and pack, deconsolidation and sorting by property before the island leg.

A commercial invoice, a packing list with the temperature band per line, a health or veterinary certificate, a phytosanitary certificate for produce, a certificate of origin and a Maldives Food and Drug Authority import permit where applicable. We check them before the container is sealed at origin.

Yes. Readings are logged hourly in transit and the temperature log is issued with proof of delivery. Any excursion is reported with claims support.

Yes. Asia Shipping & Logistics is registered with Maldives Customs Service as a broker for DDU and DDP shipments and clears all types of imports and exports.

A commercial invoice, a packing list, the bill of lading or air waybill, a certificate of origin, importer registration details and import permits for regulated goods. The entry is prepared from documents reviewed before the vessel or aircraft arrives.

Yes. Permits and licences are checked at the document review, and the team has experience across different commodities, including regulated goods.

Through accurate tariff classification and complete documentation, processed on IT-enabled systems, so entries are not held for queries and duty is assessed at the correct rate.

Yes. Bonded storage lets goods wait in Malé with duty deferred until they are released.

Heavy-lift, oversize and high-value consignments such as plant, vehicles, generators, prefabricated units and construction materials for a programme, moved as a planned operation rather than a standard booking.

With a feasibility study and route survey, multimodal transport recommendations, a proposal with alternatives and a time schedule, and liaison with public works and the authorities, including police escorts where needed.

Yes. Charter and part charter, break bulk and heavy-lift shipments are arranged through our partnerships with breakbulk operators.

By landing craft and sea haulage from Malé to the site, followed by offloading and installation at the jobsite with the labour and equipment arranged for the lift.

Tracking and tracing, supervision of loading and transport, and status reporting against agreed KPIs run through the movement.

All Maldivian ports, with liner and ship agency for main line operators, common carriers, break bulk and multi-purpose vessel operators, and NVOCCs.

The vessel name and IMO number, the ETA, the intended berth or anchorage, the services required with quantities, the crew list and any crew change details, and the principal or charterer contact.

Fuel, lubricants and fresh water, provisions with fresh fruit and vegetables, ship stores and spare parts, safety equipment and life raft servicing, medical supplies, welding items and refills of oxygen, acetylene and Freon gases, at short notice.

Yes. Customs and immigration clearance inbound and outbound, cruising permits, visas and extensions, crew and guest signing on and off with an airport representative, marina berthing and transport to the anchored vessel, provisioning, maintenance and repairs, and tours and travel arrangements.

Through a disbursement account. The call is closed with the accounts reconciled and the receipts attached.

A named coordinator who knows your suppliers, your island and your stock cycle, and who answers for the outcome. The person who booked your container sits beside the person who can get to the vessel.

Each stage is confirmed as it happens. For the status of a shipment in progress, send a shipment update request with the booking reference.

Omadu Fannu, Level-3, Malé, Maldives. Email docs@aslmaldives.com or call +960 334-3041.

Yes. Asia Shipping & Logistics is part of the Asia Holdings Group, which has supported trade in the Maldives for over 21 years, reaches more than 2,400 cities through its agent network and has offices in Thailand, China, Malaysia, the UAE and India.

Yes. Copies of the customs broker licence, the MPL registration and the cargo liability cover are available on request through the contact form.

It is stored to answer your enquiry and for no other purpose, and a copy goes to the operations team. The privacy page explains the details.