Shipping to and from United States of America
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Export
Get up-to-date local information about export procedures and restrictions, demurrage and detention, container drop-offs and more.
Please note the below provides a general overview of our export demurrage and detention practices in the U.S. For complete details please refer to our tariff here. In the event of any discrepancies between the below and our public tariff, the public tariff prevails.
Demurrage
Free time will commence on the first calendar day following the equipment's arrival at the loading port. Free time is 7 calendar days including Saturday, Sunday and holidays. After expiration of free time, equipment remaining on the loading port will be assessed demurrage as follows:
- For containers in-gated prior to the shipment’s earliest receipt date, but loads its originally scheduled vessel, demurrage will apply for each calendar day including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays prior to the earliest receipt date.
- For containers in-gated before, on, or after the earliest receipt date, and do not load its originally scheduled vessel for any reason not a result of Carrier error, demurrage will apply per calendar day including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays until the cargo loads, or scheduled vessel sail date, whichever event occurs first.
Demurrage Charges
All Terminals (Charges per calendar day after freetime (excluding Newark)) | 7 Calendar Days |
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All Terminals (Charges per calendar day after freetime (excluding Newark))
Dry equipment, including shipper owned equipment and non-operating refrigerated containers
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7 Calendar Days
Days 1-4 USD 150.00 per day
Day 5 and above USD 180.00 per day |
All Terminals (Charges per calendar day after freetime (excluding Newark))
Operating refrigerated containers
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7 Calendar Days
Days 1-3 USD 350.00 per day
Day 4 and above USD 480.00 per day |
All Terminals (Charges per calendar day after freetime (excluding Newark))
Flat beds, flat racks, open top containers or any other specialized equipment
|
7 Calendar Days
Days 1-3 USD 350.00 per day
Day 4 and above USD 480.00 per day |
Charges per calendar day after freetime (Newark): APM Terminal in Port Elizabeth New Jersey, PNCT (Port Newark Container Terminal), Global Terminal Jersey City, Maher Newark Terminal, Global Container Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey and Howland Hook, Staten Island, New York.
Days | Dry Equipment, including shipper owned equipment and non-operating refrigerated containers |
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Days
1 - 4
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Dry Equipment, including shipper owned equipment and non-operating refrigerated containers
USD 215 per day, or fraction thereof
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Days
5 - 9
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Dry Equipment, including shipper owned equipment and non-operating refrigerated containers
USD 265 per day, or fraction thereof
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Days
10+
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Dry Equipment, including shipper owned equipment and non-operating refrigerated containers
USD 415 per day, or fraction thereof
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Days | Operating refrigerated containers | Tanks | Flat beds, flat racks, open top containers or any other specialized equipment |
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Days
1 - 3
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Operating refrigerated containers
USD 490 per day, or fraction thereof
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Tanks
USD 490 per day, or fraction thereof
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Flat beds, flat racks, open top containers or any other specialized equipment
USD 535 per day, or fraction thereof
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Days
4+
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Operating refrigerated containers
USD 590 per day, or fraction thereof
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Tanks
USD 590 per day, or fraction thereof
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Flat beds, flat racks, open top containers or any other specialized equipment
USD 635 per day, or fraction thereof
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Detention
- Free time for carrier’s equipment commences on the day equipment departs from carrier’s container yard.
- Business days are defined as Monday - Friday, excluding holidays at ocean terminals, and Monday - Saturday, excluding holidays at rail ramps.
- For export detention, if the earliest receipt date provided by the Carrier changes for a shipment while the container is in the customer’s possession for stuffing and within its free time period, we will extend the detention free time by the number of working days between the previous earliest receipt date and new earliest receipt date for the shipment.
Detention Freetime
Type | Days |
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Type
DRY and Non-Operating REEFER
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Days
Four (4) business days
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Type
REEFER and Special Equipment
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Days
Three (3) business days
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Detention charges per calendar day after freetime
Days | Dry & non-operating reefer equipment | Days | Operating reefer | special equipment |
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Days
1 - 4
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Dry & non-operating reefer equipment
140 USD per day
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Days
1 - 3
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Operating reefer
330 USD per day
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special equipment
310 USD per day
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Days
5 - 8
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Dry & non-operating reefer equipment
190 USD per day
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Days
4+
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Operating reefer
435 USD per day
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special equipment
415 USD per day
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Days
9+
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Dry & non-operating reefer equipment
220 USD per day
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Days
-
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Operating reefer
-
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special equipment
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Note:
- Free time applicable to export dry containers of hay will be 10 days of free time. After free time expires detention will apply as follows: Days 1-2 USD 190, Days 3+ USD 220.
- Free time applicable to export dry containers of Used Automobiles and Used Clothing will be 7 days of free time. After free time expires detention will apply as follows: Day 1 USD 140, Days 2-5 USD 190, Days 6+ USD 220.
- Free time applicable to export dry containers of Wood will be 5 days of free time. After free time expires detention will apply as follows: Days 1-3 USD 140, Days 4-7 USD 190, Days 8+ USD 220.
Demurrage & detention disputes
- Demurrage and Detention disputes for U.S. shipments can be raised by:
- For cargo prior to return, US.Export@maersk.com for export shipments.
- For cargo after return, through our website Maersk in the MyFinance section.
- In the event you wish to change the party invoiced, please e-mail disputes@maersk.com for assistance.
- When registering a dispute, please include the shipment number, container number, and a detailed description of the dispute including the applicable service contract number if pertinent to the claim. For disputes involving a change of paying party, written confirmation from the party who will pay is needed.
- Disputes must be submitted to Maersk within 30 days of the invoice date. We will provide feedback on your dispute within 5 business days of receipt.
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We Know your time is precious, So we want to share some pertinent information with you to ensure we have everything we need to get your invoices right the first time.
1. At time of booking the following information is required
- Place of Receipt & Delivery
- Service Mode (CY,SD)
- Service Contract #
- Service Contract Holder (AKA Contractual Customer or Price Owner)
- Commodity Description
- Container Size / Type
- Shipper
- Name, contact info and location of party responsible for any prepaid charges
- Name, Contact Info and location of Party responsible for collect charges
2. On your shipping instructions, The following information is required:
- Payment terms (Please use one of the following)
- Freight Prepaid = Origin and ocean charges prepaid, destination charges collect
- ALL Freight Prepaid = Origin, ocean and destination charges prepaid
- Freight Collect = Origin charges prepaid, ocean and destination charges collect
- ALL Freight Collect = Origin, ocean and destination charges collect
- Name, contact info and location of party responsible for any prepaid charges
- Name, Contact Info and location of Party responsible for collect charges
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