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D&D
Container demurrage and detention charges — how they're calculated, where carriers most often get it wrong, and how to prepare a dispute.
Demurrage and detention: what's the difference, and why it matters in a dispute
Demurrage and detention are constantly confused, and in a dispute the difference determines which contract terms apply to which period. We explain it clearly, without the jargon.
Read D&DHow to prepare for a D&D dispute: what data you'll need and where to get it
A practical checklist: what documents and data to gather before disputing a demurrage invoice, and where to actually find them in your company.
Read D&DPrevention or compensation: what a late response costs
A D&D audit recovers part of the money already lost. Real-time alerts prevent the loss in the first place. A fair comparison of both paths.
Read D&DThe invisible fee: why cargo owners overpay every year
Why D&D errors almost never get checked — and what it costs the industry.
Read D&DHow to check whether your demurrage invoice is correct: a practical guide
A five-step check you can do yourself in 15 minutes.
Read D&DTerminal storage tiers: where one day costs four
The storage rate escalates in tiers and the boundary is stated in the tariff as a number. Why a one-day error costs more than a whole day at the first rate.
Read D&DWorking or calendar days: what the terminal tariff actually says
Common advice says free time is counted in working days. Two large published tariffs say otherwise — and that changes the order in which you check.
Read D&DTHC: what it covers and when it gets billed twice
Terminal handling charge is a bundle that also covers temporary storage. Where the overlap arises, and why several THC lines are not in themselves an error.
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