What does delay cost your business?

Demurrage runs up quickly when a container stays at the terminal too long. Calculate below what delay costs you, and what good documentation support saves.

Where the costs arise

  • Discharge of the full container
  • Gate out: delivery of the full container
  • Empty container returned to port or depot

Demurrage (includes storage)

The full container stays at the terminal beyond the free days. The terminal’s own storage charge comes on top.

Detention

The container is outside the terminal for longer than agreed, until the empty is returned.

Calculate your demurrage and detention costs

Please enter a number from 1 to 99.
45 ft is charged as 40 ft.
15
15
Calendar days from discharge until the empty container is returned, weekends and public holidays included. The first 4 days are free.

15 days: 4 free, charged

Most of these days are lost before the port: documents that are incomplete, or a customs inspection, keep the container waiting.

An indication, not a quote. Based on the average published import rates of CMA CGM and Maersk in the Netherlands, reference date 13 October 2026. Assumes an import container discharged in Rotterdam or Antwerp; export follows other rules. Actual costs depend on your shipping line, contract and port.

What does proactive management save you?

Delay rarely starts in the port. It starts in the documentation before it: when papers are complete and correct before arrival, customs clearance runs days faster.

  • Documents checked before departure
  • Inspections and certificates arranged in time
  • Customs clearance steered through our customs brokers
5
5
Please enter a number from 1 to 9999.

Turnaround: → days

Calculated with the number of containers, size, type and days from the calculator.

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