Shipping to and from United States of America

Country: United States
Direction: Import
Expiry Date: Until further notice
Free time: Working Days
Currency: USD
Invoiced: Per container, per calendar day, per container type
Application: The free time & charges applied will be those in place on the origin price calculation date (PCD)

Please note the below provides a general overview of our import 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.

FREE TIME: “Free Time” is the period agreed between the Carrier and the Merchant for which Demurrage and Detention shall not be paid by the Merchant.

DETENTION: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier's Container outside the port, terminal or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time.

DEMURRAGE: Compensation payable when the Merchant holds Carrier’s Container inside the terminal, port or depot beyond the agreed amount of Free Time (the compensation includes terminal storage costs).

Useful links:

• Book your shipments online via SPOT at a fixed price and with a loading guarantee to know when they will arrive. Maersk Spot now also includes extendable Free time options. Start Now.
  • Note that SPOT terms are those accepted at the time the booking is confirmed and are not necessarily aligned with the standard tariff. For details how to extend your DnD Free time at destination, click here. DnD Tariff information can be found via Instant Price Search or during booking process.
• To view free days and last free date information for containers, along with pickup and return location basis click here: D&D Calculator
• Please find the Activity Location codes for Demurrage and Detention Invoices below.

Tariff

• Reefer demurrage includes plug-in/electricity charges.
• Reefer container with IMO follows Reefer.
• Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container.
  Non-operating reefer (NOR) is considered as Dry Container for both Demurrage and Detention.
• Shipper's own containers (SOC) are not subject to detention and are subject to demurrage at some locations.
• For Shipper’s own containers (SOC) at non NWK locations, we have a single SOC DMR rate (no matter cntr/cargo type). At NWK locations, we have a separate SOC DMR rate and a Tank DMR rate.

Import Demurrage

• At rail ramp locations, all storage is settled directly with the rail provider according to the ramps terms and conditions.
• At inland port locations owned by ports (ie. Greer, SC and Front Royal,VA) free time and demurrage charges are according to Maersk’s tariff levels for ocean terminals.
• In addition, for CY deliveries at rail ramps collecting storage according to the ramps terms and conditions, demurrage will be assessed by Maersk for equipment use only after the free time as indicated below.
• When a facility is closed for a full working day during the freetime period, the day will not count against the cargo freetime or for demurrage charges. Partial day closures are considered as a full working day and count towards freetime and demurrage charges.
• Please check with the terminal location for all terminal pickup procedures and to validate cargo is available for pickup. Our terminal partner websites and additional information on demurrage payment can be found here.

Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers *excluding Newark/Miami

Reefer, Special Equipment *excluding Newark/Miami

Shipper Owned *excluding Newark/Miami

Commodity Reefer Containers

Meat (Applicable to operating reefer cargo for the commodity meat at all U.S. ocean terminals except Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Jacksonville, FL, Mobile, AL, Newark, NJ, Port Everglades, FL, Staten Island, NY).

Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers and Shipper Owned Containers ** Newark/Miami

Shipper Owned Containers (Excluding Tanks) ** Newark/Miami

Reefer, Special Equipment,**Newark/Miami

Rail Ramps Dry/Non-Operating Reefers

Rail Ramps Operating Reefers

Rail Ramps Special

*excluding Newark/Miami – excludes 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), Miami, Florida.

** Newark/Miami – includes 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), Miami, Florida.

Import Detention

Dry Containers and Non-Operating Reefers

Reefer, Special Equipment

Commodity Reefer Containers

Meat (Applicable to operating reefer cargo for the commodity meat at all U.S. ocean terminals except Baltimore, MD, Boston, MA, Jacksonville, FL, Mobile, AL, Newark, NJ, Port Everglades, FL, Staten Island, NY).