Demurrage

If the containers supplied by the carrier are not returned to the carrier after being unloaded by the consignee within the free time specified in the tariff, the delay fee which the carrier has the right to demand from the consignee or the shipper in accordance with the provisions of the bill of lading, and which is processed for each day of delay, is called “container demurrage”.

DC: Standart Dry Container
HC: Highcube Container
OT: Opentop Container
FR: Flatrack Container
RH: Reefer/Temperature Controlled Container
TA: Tank Container

* Please consult the line department for special equipments
** Calendar days/working days-including the date of discharge and the day of empty return

Demurrage

For imports to USA; it is a charge applied to containers that are not picked up in a USA ports longer than their allotted free time, or past the "Last Free Day." The Ocean carrier or the port operator charges this fee starting with the day after the last free day and it is charged per container / per day until the container is picked up. 

For exports from USA; it is a charge applied to containers that are delivered to a USA port before the earliest return date. The Ocean carrier or the port operator charges this fee starting with the gate-in date, and it is charged per container / per day until the earliest return date. 

Rules and regulations for New York demurrage tariff is in line with updated New York Terminal Conference (NYTC) tariff. Please refer to “www.apmterminals.com” for more information on NYTC tariff. 

Per Diem

Per diem is a detention fee where a filed tariff rate is charged to truckers per container per day, after the expiration of free time, until the equipment is returned to the port or container yard. 
 

Container Detention (USA)

Container detention is a fee that applies to rail intermodal containers where a filed tariff rate is charged to the shipper or consignee for using equipment beyond the given free time after the container deramp and available to pick up, regardless of full or empty.

Türkiye
7 Calendar Days Free Time
	20'DC			20'OT		40'DC		40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days	FREE			FREE		FREE		FREE			FREE				FREE
8-14th Days	25			20		45		45			40				70			USD
15-21st Days	35			40		65		65			80				100			USD
Over 21st Days	55			60		100		100			100				100			USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
	40'RH
0-3rd Days	FREE
4-14th Days	100																	USD
Over 14th Days	200																	USD

USA - Savannah  & Norfolk
4 Business Days Free Time - Afterward Calendar Days
				20'DC			20'OT			40'DC				40'HC			40'OT			40'FR
0-4th Bus. Days				FREE			FREE			FREE				FREE			FREE			FREE
5-9th Cal. Days				75			75			75				75			75			75	USD
Over 9th Cal. Days				140			140			140				140			140			140	USD
2 Business Days Free Time - Afterward Calendar Days
				40'RH
0-2nd Bus. Days				FREE
3-5th Cal. Days				200																	USD
Over 5th Cal. Days				250																	USD

Romania
10 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-10th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
11-20th Days		40			*				80				80			*				*		USD
21-30th Days		50							100				100									USD
Over 30th Days		75			*				150				150			*				*		USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-6th Days		100																				USD
Over 6th Days		200																				USD

Ukraine & Georgia
10 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-10th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
11-30th Days		10			*				20				20			*				*		USD
Over 30th Days		20			*				40				40			*				*		USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				USD
Over 14th Days		200																				USD

France - Spain - Italy - Sweden - Portugal
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		15			35				30				30			70				50		EUR
Over 14th Days		30			50				60				60			100				100		EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				EUR
Over 14th Days		200																				EUR

Belgium
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		40			40				60				60			60				60		EUR
15-21th Days		60			60				90				90			90				90		EUR
Over 21th Days		75			75				120				120			120				120		EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				EUR
Over 14th Days		200																				EUR

Netherlands
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		15			35				30				30			70				70		EUR
Over 15th Days		30			50				60				60			100				100		EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				EUR
Over 14th Days		200																				EUR

Hamburg
9 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-9th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
10-14th Days		50			50				70				70			70				70		EUR
Over 15th Days		85			85				135				135			135				135		EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				EUR
Over 14th Days		200																				EUR

Bremerhaven
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
15-20th Days		50			50				70				70			70				70		EUR
Over 20th Days		85			85				135				135			135				135		EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				EUR
Over 14th Days		200																				EUR

United Kingdom
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT			40'DC				40'HC				40'OT			40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE
8-14th Days		10			25			20				20				50			50		GBP
Over 15th Days		20			50			40				40				80			80		GBP
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		80																			GBP
Over 14th Days		160																			GBP

Greece
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT			40'DC				40'HC				40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		10			30			20				20				60				60		EUR
Over 14th Days		20			60			40				40				120				120		EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-8th Days		60
9-13th Days		120																				EUR
Over 13th Days		180																				EUR

Israel
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT			40'DC				40'HC				40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		8			16			16				16				32				80		USD
15-20th Days		16			32			32				32				64				100		USD
Over 20th Days		32			60			64				64				90				100		USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				USD
Over 14th Days		200																				USD

Egypt
10 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-10th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
11-20th Days		30			60				60				60			120				120		USD
Over 20th Days		60			120				120				120			200				240		USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		120																				USD
Over 14th Days		240																				USD

Lebanon
14 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-14th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
15-21st Days		15			15				30				30			30				80		USD
22-30th Days		20			20				40				40			40				100		USD
Over 30th Days		30			30				60				60			60				100		USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				USD
Over 14th Days		200																				USD

Syria
14 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-14th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
15-20th Days		10			10				20				20			20				40		USD
Over 20th Days		15			15				30				30			30				60		USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																				USD
Over 14th Days		200																				USD

Cyprus
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		20			20				40				40			40				70	USD
15-21th Days		40			40				80				80			80				100	USD
Over 21th Days		80			80				160				160			160				200	USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																			USD
Over 14th Days		200																			USD

Morocco
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-20th Days		20			40				40				40			80				80	EUR
Over 20th Days		40			60				80				80			100				100	EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																			EUR
Over 14th Days		200																			EUR

Tunisia
14 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-14th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
15-20th Days		20			40				40				40			80				80	EUR
Over 20th Days		40			60				80				80			100				100	EUR
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																			EUR
Over 14th Days		200																			EUR

Jordan
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-14th Days		15			15				30				30			30				70	USD
15-21st Days		30			30				60				60			60				100	USD
Over 21st Days		50			50				100				100			100				100	USD
3 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-3rd Days		FREE
4-14th Days		100																			USD
Over 14th Days		200																			USD

Saudi Arabia
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		20'DC			20'OT				40'DC				40'HC			40'OT				40'FR
0-7th Days		FREE			FREE				FREE				FREE			FREE				FREE
8-15th Days		30			60				60				60			120				120	SAR
16-30th Days		60			100				120				120			200				200	SAR
31-60th Days		100			200				200				200			300				300	SAR
61-180th Days		200			400				300				300			550				550	SAR
7 Calendar Days Free Time
		40'RF
0-7th Days		FREE
8-15th Days		200																			SAR
16-30th Days		350																			SAR
31-60th Days		450																			SAR
61-180th Days		550																			SAR