The decision followed the lifting of European Union sanctions against Ivory Coast and a gradual return to a normal situation in the country, the company said in an emailed statement.
The shipper said that all of the group's vessels calling at Ivory Coast can charge cocoa.
Cocoa trade in the world's top producer has ground to a halt in recent months after a disputed presidential election in November led to months of violence, EU sanctions against the country, a cocoa export ban and a crippled banking system.
The lifting of EU sanctions, combined with the arrest of Ivory Coast's defeated leader Laurent Gbagbo, gave hope that cocoa exports might resume in the near future.
Earlier Maersk said it planned to make its first call to Ivory Coast's Abidjan port on April 13th to collect cargo including cocoa.
Trade houses said they were keen to restart exporting cocoa but awaited further detail on the administrative process, banks to resume activity and for the country to stabilise.
"We will aim to recommence exports, and subsequently will aim to return to normal operations, as soon as the conditions and the functions in the country permit," a spokesperson at U.S. agribusiness Cargill said.
"We are seeking clarification from the Ivorian authorities about the process for resuming exports and a key element of this process is for the local banking system to restart."
International trade house Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) said it continued to monitor the situation in Ivory Coast.
"Our first concern remains the safety of our employees," a spokesperson said. (Reuters)
